Joseph R. Hartford
Optometrist · Rapid City, SD
Joseph R. Hartford is an optometrist with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1265470025, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 489, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph R. Hartford
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 489 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3024 Tower RD, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 791-6220
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100323000402); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph R. Hartford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 489Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Erythromycin31 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Joseph R. Hartford among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota
Joseph R. Hartford is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 183 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 optometrist records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 39 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Anne Britton, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011154310019
- Randall Edwards, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011467502518
- Michael Ellender, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011245301787
- Elizabeth Ellender, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011417028051
- Dwayne Ice, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011447362074
- Wayne Jones, ODRapid City, SD 577011174660252
- Jared Pearson, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577011124109848
Common questions
What is Joseph R. Hartford's NPI number?
Joseph R. Hartford's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265470025, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph R. Hartford located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3024 Tower RD, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 791-6220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph R. Hartford's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 489, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph R. Hartford prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph R. Hartford had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph R. Hartford's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.