Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Providence, RI
Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1154487684, issued on Dec 29, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island 9194, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Francis Ducharme
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 9194 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 78 Baker Street, Providence, RI 02905
- Phone
- (401) 831-4592
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 831-4643
- Medicaid ID
- 9020324 RI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 78 Baker Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Goldfarb, MDInternal Medicine Physician1629063847
Verify Joseph Francis Ducharme in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license 9194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,293 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,031 claims
- Timolol Maleate428 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol404 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate372 claims
- Lumigan271 claims
- Moxifloxacin216 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: $224.15
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Lifespan Physician Group IncProvidence, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 85 ophthalmology physician records in Rhode Island.
Other ophthalmology physician records in Rhode Island
- Eleftherios Alexandrou, M.D.Woonsocket, RI1912168352
- William Andreoni, OPHTHALMOLOGISTJohnston, RI1013902816
- Sarah Anis, MDProvidence, RI1225276678
- Reid Appleby, M.D.East Greenwich, RI1912277468
- Ira Asher, MDSouth Kingstown, RI1356395610
- Robert Bahr, MDProvidence, RI1548246382
- Julie Boehm, M.D.Providence, RI1609161165
- Octavio Borges, MDNewport, RI1619949310
- Peter Brasch, MDSmithfield, RI1023009404
- Richard Bryan, MDProvidence, RI1366428120
Common questions
What is Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154487684, issued on Dec 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78 Baker Street, Providence, RI, 02905. Phone: (401) 831-4592. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number 9194, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Francis Ducharme, M.D. had 4,293 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.