Mark Nelson, OD
Optometrist · Utica, NY
Mark Nelson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Utica, New York, and NPI 1669959607, issued on Jul 23, 2018. Check the license (New York TUV008843, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Nelson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV008843 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 289 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13501
- Phone
- (315) 732-1151
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180824001710); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 289 Genesee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emily Diesing, ODOptometrist1750612156
- Daniel Kirkpatrick, ODOptometrist1063594323
Verify Mark Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV008843Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost51 claims
- Rocklatan20 claims
- Restasis11 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: $705.32
30 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.
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
- Costello SR - Allen Optometrists PLLCOneida, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Nelson among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Mark Nelson, OD 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 2018, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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.
All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Utica → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emily Diesing, ODUtica, NY 135011750612156
- Daniel Kirkpatrick, ODUtica, NY 135011063594323
- Sam Bono, ODUtica, NY 135021225090491
- Daniel Colino, ODUtica, NY 135021912943630
- Kaygoshtasb Kavousi, ODUtica, NY 135021154486090
- Richard Pascucci, ODUtica, NY 135021609835685
- Benjamin Wadas, ODWhitesboro, NY 134921992321574
- Kimberly WadasWhitesboro, NY 134921992234892
Common questions
What is Mark Nelson, OD's NPI number?
Mark Nelson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669959607, issued on Jul 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Nelson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 289 Genesee St, Utica, NY, 13501. Phone: (315) 732-1151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Nelson, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV008843, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark Nelson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Nelson, OD had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.