Joseph S. Pancher, OD
Optometrist · Tamaqua, PA
Joseph S. Pancher, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366536047, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001186, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph S. Pancher
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001186 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 37 Medical Crossing Road, Tamaqua, PA 18252
- Phone
- (570) 386-5926
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 386-2959
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070124000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 37 Medical Crossing Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Fey, ODOptometrist1649366857
- Angela Houser, MDOphthalmology Physician1811979958
Verify Joseph S. Pancher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
852 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost194 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate106 claims
- Erythromycin66 claims
- Ofloxacin65 claims
- Azelastine Hcl62 claims
- Lumigan57 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.16
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Houser Newman AssociatesTamaqua, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Tamaqua
They are 6 of the 107 NPPES records with a practice address in Tamaqua, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 6 in Tamaqua → All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Tamaqua →
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- Maria Adriaansen, O.DPhiladelphia, PA1508428194
- Christopher Adsit, ODMeadville, PA1477627727
- Veena Adusumilli, O.D.Bethlehem, PA1891856225
- Robert Africano, ODPhiladelphia, PA1265817720
- Ross Agagliati, O.D.Homestead, PA1649623992
- Kimberly Agostinelli, ODCovington Twp, PA1902835671
Common questions
What is Joseph S. Pancher, OD's NPI number?
Joseph S. Pancher, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366536047, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph S. Pancher, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 37 Medical Crossing Road, Tamaqua, PA, 18252. Phone: (570) 386-5926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph S. Pancher, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001186, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph S. Pancher, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph S. Pancher, OD had 852 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph S. Pancher, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.