Joseph James Thimons, O.D
Optometrist · Fairfield, CT
Joseph James Thimons, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Fairfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1851371454, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 0022417, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph James Thimons
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0022417 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Connecticut, Fairfield, CT 06825
- Phone
- (203) 366-8000
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 330-4598
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110203000760); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph James Thimons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 0022417Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,551 Medicare Part D claims for 683 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost628 claims
- Vyzulta250 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth181 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate151 claims
- Simbrinza143 claims
- Restasis126 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): 76.2 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: $50,433.50
110 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Connecticut PCStamford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph James Thimons among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Joseph James Thimons, 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
- Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Connecticut
There are 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
All 675 in Connecticut → Every provider in Fairfield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Warren Brandt, ODFairfield, CT 068251669651659
- Kathryn Brogan, ODFairfield, CT 068251447747928
- Noelbis Cid, O.D.Fairfield, CT 068251871585794
- Nelson Gould, O.D.Fairfield, CT 068251780653378
- Nicholas Sostilio, ODFairfield, CT 068251710532833
- Judith Elson, ODFairfield, CT 068241043267537
- Shreya Jayasimha, ODFairfield, CT 068241871085795
- Sidet Sou, O.D.Fairfield, CT 068241285818724
Common questions
What is Joseph James Thimons, O.D's NPI number?
Joseph James Thimons, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851371454, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph James Thimons, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ophthalmic Consultants OF Connecticut, Fairfield, CT, 06825. Phone: (203) 366-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph James Thimons, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 0022417, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph James Thimons, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph James Thimons, O.D had 2,551 Medicare Part D claims for 683 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph James Thimons, O.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.