NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Ditota, O.D.

Optometrist · Syracuse, NY

Joseph Ditota, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1730258575, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (New York VUT007004, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730258575
Name
Joseph Ditota
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
VUT007004 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2901 Court St, Syracuse, NY 13208
Phone
(315) 455-8933
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(315) 455-8934
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060316000536); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2901 Court St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bruce Levinson, O.D.Optometrist1245309137
  2. Darleen Stoudemire, OPTICIANOptician1639347065

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

328 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Joseph Ditota328
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost127 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate36 claims
  3. Loteprednol Etabonate35 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth23 claims
  5. Travoprost23 claims
  6. Lumigan14 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: $45.49

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, 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.

  1. Joseph Ditota$45.49
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Ehsoc IncSyracuse, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Ditota among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Joseph Ditota, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bruce Levinson, O.D.Syracuse, NY 132081245309137
  2. Antonietta Abruzzese, ODSyracuse, NY 132101275590408
  3. Gerald Abruzzese, O.D.Syracuse, NY 132101871533521
  4. Rachel Albrecht, ODSyracuse, NY 132101275188138
  5. Lisa GiocondoSyracuse, NY 132101306983184
  6. Ross Gordon, ODSyracuse, NY 132061427017409
  7. Gary Jacobs, ODSyracuse, NY 132101366406399
  8. Mark Maxon, ODSyracuse, NY 132101851437479

Common questions

What is Joseph Ditota, O.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Ditota, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730258575, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Ditota, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2901 Court St, Syracuse, NY, 13208. Phone: (315) 455-8933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Ditota, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number VUT007004, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Ditota, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Ditota, O.D. had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 98 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.