John Patrick Plow, OD
Optometrist · Horseheads, NY
John Patrick Plow, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Horseheads, New York, and NPI 1881678795, issued on Dec 5, 2005. Check the license (New York VUT 005786, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Patrick Plow
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- VUT 005786 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 298 Colonial Dr, Horseheads, NY 14845
- Phone
- (607) 796-6284
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (607) 796-6617
- Medicaid ID
- 01734376 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050211000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 298 Colonial Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael O'Connor, O.D.Optometrist1962701763
Verify John Patrick Plow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license VUT 005786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost120 claims
- Timolol Maleate31 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $141.38
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Plow Optometry PCHorseheads, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Patrick Plow among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
John Patrick Plow, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Horseheads
They are 5 of the 310 NPPES records with a practice address in Horseheads, and 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Horseheads → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Abbott, O.D.Horseheads, NY 148451619176492
- Brent Arnold, ODHorseheads, NY 148451225183023
- Sheldon Hallstrom, O.D.Horseheads, NY 148451710074786
- Michael O'Connor, O.D.Horseheads, NY 148451962701763
- Ryan Beers, ODHornell, NY 148431942629431
- Kelly ForsheeHornell, NY 148431972785707
- George Heinig, O.D.Hornell, NY 148431255429809
- Timothy McDaniel, ODHornell, NY 148431740260009
Common questions
What is John Patrick Plow, OD's NPI number?
John Patrick Plow, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881678795, issued on Dec 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Patrick Plow, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 298 Colonial Dr, Horseheads, NY, 14845. Phone: (607) 796-6284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Patrick Plow, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number VUT 005786, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Patrick Plow, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Patrick Plow, OD had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.