NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Nikituk, O.D.

Optometrist · Pittsburgh, PA

Margaret Nikituk, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316429004, issued on Aug 30, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG003477, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316429004
Name
Margaret Nikituk
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OEG003477 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
645 Rodi RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Phone
(412) 256-2020
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181011002676); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 645 Rodi RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melissa Anderson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1922645886
  2. Karen Beggs, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1861929804
  3. Tanner Bloom, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1790213395
  4. Heather Brandy, O.D.Optometrist1154570836
  5. Jason Celaschi, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1821636010
  6. Jennifer Celaschi, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1831737014

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.

  1. Margaret Nikituk47
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost16 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: $889.46

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Margaret Nikituk$889.46
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Aeg Pennsylvania Professional IncNorth Huntingdon, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Margaret Nikituk among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania

Margaret Nikituk, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania

There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Brandy, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152351154570836
  2. Wesley Cox, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152351700309556
  3. Myhanh Dang, ODPittsburgh, PA 152351053390716
  4. Samuel Grande, ODPittsburgh, PA 152351154309185
  5. Robert Kaminski, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152351467428144
  6. Betsy Kaminski, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152351356789671
  7. Robert Naugle, ODPittsburgh, PA 152351316555949
  8. Gustav Pfeil, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152351255480810

Common questions

What is Margaret Nikituk, O.D.'s NPI number?

Margaret Nikituk, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316429004, issued on Aug 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Nikituk, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 Rodi RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235. Phone: (412) 256-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Nikituk, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG003477, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margaret Nikituk, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margaret Nikituk, O.D. had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.