Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D.
Optometrist · N Miami Beach, FL
Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in N Miami Beach, Florida, and NPI 1609961028, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Florida OPC 2605, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meir Ben-Nissan
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC 2605 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3491 NE 163RD St, N Miami Beach, FL 33160
- Phone
- (305) 538-1201
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (305) 531-9703
- Medicaid ID
- 078918600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080905000282); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meir Ben-Nissan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC 2605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of 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: $77.03
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Meir Ben-Nissan among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D. is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in N Miami Beach
They are 1 of the 42 NPPES records with a practice address in N Miami Beach, and 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D.'s NPI number?
Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609961028, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3491 NE 163RD St, N Miami Beach, FL, 33160. Phone: (305) 538-1201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC 2605, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meir Ben-Nissan, O.D. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.