Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D.
Optometrist · Meriden, CT
Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Meriden, Connecticut, and NPI 1861565426, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 002821, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002821 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 658 Broad St, Meriden, CT 06450
- Phone
- (203) 237-2020
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2023
- Fax
- (203) 237-2040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110302000602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 002821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
396 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost89 claims
- Xiidra80 claims
- Restasis54 claims
- Cequa48 claims
- Cyclosporine16 claims
- Eysuvis12 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: $537.88
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Meriden Eye Care LLCMeriden, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, 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
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Meriden → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Biestek, O.D.Meriden, CT 064501174524896
- Monique Dawson, O.D.Meriden, CT 064501902835713
- Bita Moeinifar, ODMeriden, CT 064501306001789
- Craig Nielsen, O.D.Meriden, CT 064501558349738
- Nancy Bui, ODMeriden, CT 064511760262844
- Ashleigh Dively, ODMeriden, CT 064511144110065
- Armando Rafael, O.D.Meriden, CT 064511043393473
- Rachel Swaniger, ODMeriden, CT 064511922668342
Common questions
What is Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D.'s NPI number?
Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861565426, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 658 Broad St, Meriden, CT, 06450. Phone: (203) 237-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 002821, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Luiza Gheorghe-Youssefi, O.D. had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 94 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.