Megan Smith Godard, O.D.
Optometrist · Bristol, CT
Megan Smith Godard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bristol, Connecticut, and NPI 1316177983, issued on Jul 17, 2009. Check the license (Connecticut 002772, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megan Smith Godard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002772 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 271 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
- Phone
- (860) 582-0702
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190313001971); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 271 Farmington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thaddeus Bartles, O.D.Optometrist1154314144
Verify Megan Smith Godard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 002772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost12 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: $293.81
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Allentown Vision Center, PCAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Megan Smith Godard among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Megan Smith Godard, 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 2009, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Bristol
They are 13 of the 854 NPPES records with a practice address in Bristol, and 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
All 675 in Connecticut → Every provider in Bristol → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thaddeus Bartles, O.D.Bristol, CT 060101154314144
- Maria Della Porta, ODBristol, CT 060101699781419
- Amy HimmelsteinBristol, CT 060101245257153
- Joana LalajBristol, CT 060101982408522
- Michelle Moore, O. D.Bristol, CT 060101194795971
- Christina Napoletano, O.D.Bristol, CT 060101487094793
- Erica Nierendorf, O.D.Bristol, CT 060101376750786
- Juliet Plucinik, ODBristol, CT 060101912685538
Common questions
What is Megan Smith Godard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Megan Smith Godard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316177983, issued on Jul 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megan Smith Godard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 271 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT, 06010. Phone: (860) 582-0702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megan Smith Godard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 002772, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Megan Smith Godard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megan Smith Godard, O.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims; 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.