John William Rathjens, O.D.
Optometrist · Milford, CT
John William Rathjens, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Milford, Connecticut, and NPI 1497861405, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 2511, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John William Rathjens
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2511 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Boston Post RD Ste 2006, Milford, CT 06460
- Phone
- (203) 530-3000
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150416000872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1201 Boston Post RD Ste 2006
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robin Rathjens, O.D.Optometrist1487760492
Verify John William Rathjens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 2511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of 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: $18.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. 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
- Rathjens Vision Care PCMilford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John William Rathjens among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
John William Rathjens, O.D. is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Milford
They are 16 of the 1,073 NPPES records with a practice address in Milford, and 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelli Armstrong, ODMilford, CT 064601497815419
- Thera Bowen, O.D.Milford, CT 064601023196037
- Thomas Eng, O.D.Milford, CT 064601063518173
- Konstantin Fishilevich, ODMilford, CT 064601902225055
- Ana Marie Gomes, O.D.Milford, CT 064601912122268
- Howard Gottlieb, O.D.Milford, CT 064601760421259
- Deepak Gupta, O.D.Milford, CT 064601194888743
- John Loucopoulos, ODMilford, CT 064601861457814
Common questions
What is John William Rathjens, O.D.'s NPI number?
John William Rathjens, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497861405, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John William Rathjens, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Boston Post RD Ste 2006, Milford, CT, 06460. Phone: (203) 530-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John William Rathjens, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 2511, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John William Rathjens, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John William Rathjens, O.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.