Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD
Optometrist · Somerset, NJ
Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Somerset, New Jersey, and NPI 1912075276, issued on Dec 2, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00564201, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josephine Ngong
- Credential
- PHD, OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 27OA00564201 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 454 Elizabeth Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
- Phone
- (732) 412-7328
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2023
- Fax
- (732) 412-7329
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050726000453); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Josephine Ngong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00564201Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost42 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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: $581.28
15 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
- Eyecare Specialties Support OF NJ PCSomerset, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Josephine Ngong among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 69% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Jersey
There are 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in Somerset → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shulamit IlyabayevSomerset, NJ 088731033817499
- James Kelley, ODSomerset, NJ 088731831259050
- Hinda Liebeskind, ODSomerset, NJ 088731518021658
- Yashfi Rahman, ODSomerset, NJ 088731124542675
- Justin Wong, O.D.Somerset, NJ 088731346390614
- Kevin Hrabinski, O.D.Branchburg, NJ 088761649395708
- Robert KemplerSomerville, NJ 088761811935620
- Beverly Miller, O.D.Somerville, NJ 088761043215940
Common questions
What is Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD's NPI number?
Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912075276, issued on Dec 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 454 Elizabeth Ave, Somerset, NJ, 08873. Phone: (732) 412-7328. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00564201, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josephine Ngong, PHD, OD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.