Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D.
Optometrist · Bridgeport, WV
Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bridgeport, West Virginia, and NPI 1558374082, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 902-OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Christopher Yearego
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 902-OD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 Southview Dr, Bridgeport, WV 26330
- Phone
- (304) 842-4070
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 0149515000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041020000251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Christopher Yearego in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 902-ODCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
421 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost131 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone41 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Ofloxacin20 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate19 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): 76.5 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: $239.75
8 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
- Regional Eye Associates IncBridgeport, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Christopher Yearego among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D. is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 70% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Bridgeport
They are 13 of the 884 NPPES records with a practice address in Bridgeport, and 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lori Angotti, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301962520387
- John Barnes, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301316017262
- Laura Christy, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301871719112
- Beth Esposito, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301356321525
- Gregory Groves, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301386714889
- Theodore Kress, ODBridgeport, WV 263301346240413
- Jacqueline Kronlage, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301750795365
- Harry Murray, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301801966775
Common questions
What is Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558374082, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 Southview Dr, Bridgeport, WV, 26330. Phone: (304) 842-4070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 902-OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D. had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Christopher Yearego, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.