NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lara Mendelssohn, O.D.

Optometrist · New York, NY

Lara Mendelssohn, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1376806562, issued on Jun 21, 2012. Check the license (New York TUV007865, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376806562
Name
Lara Mendelssohn
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TUV007865 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
777 3RD Ave, New York, NY 10017
Phone
(212) 371-1879
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 371-0110
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 777 3RD Ave

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  1. Maria Rodriguez, ODOptometrist1639894173

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Industry payments in 2024: $75.36

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Lara Mendelssohn$75.36
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lara Mendelssohn among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Lara Mendelssohn, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 66% 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 York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Block, O.D.New York, NY 100171750334967
  2. Sean Fein, O.D.New York, NY 100171265643639
  3. Lawrence Forgacs, ODNew York, NY 100171003965427
  4. Robert GeulaNew York, NY 100171578548541
  5. Robert Goldberg, O.D.New York, NY 100171235297037
  6. Faina Khmelnitsky, ODNew York, NY 100171891983920
  7. Esther Kim, O.D.New York, NY 100171497902878
  8. Lou Kushner, O.D.New York, NY 100171871642207

Common questions

What is Lara Mendelssohn, O.D.'s NPI number?

Lara Mendelssohn, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376806562, issued on Jun 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lara Mendelssohn, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 3RD Ave, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (212) 371-1879. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lara Mendelssohn, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number TUV007865, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.