Michael James Caruso, OD
Optometrist · Malta, NY
Michael James Caruso, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Malta, New York, and NPI 1316439177, issued on Jun 6, 2018. Check the license (New York TUV008849, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Caruso
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV008849 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 658 Malta Ave, Malta, NY 12020
- Phone
- (518) 580-0553
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2023
- Fax
- (518) 580-0557
- Medicaid ID
- 03425445 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180828001818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 658 Malta Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mouhab Aljajeh, MDOphthalmology Physician1639338627
- Brett Campbell, MDOphthalmology Physician1558899211
- Amjad Hammad, MDSpecialist1679529234
- Charles Rheeman, MDOphthalmology Physician1073572236
- Alice Zhang, MDOphthalmology Physician1770977944
Verify Michael Caruso 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 TUV008849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
617 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost81 claims
- Lumigan70 claims
- Timolol Maleate64 claims
- Rocklatan47 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol35 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol30 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: $192.62
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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
- Saratoga Vitreo-Retinal Ophthalmology PLLCMalta, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Malta
They are 2 of the 176 NPPES records with a practice address in Malta, and 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
All 2 in Malta → All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Malta →
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- Thomas Abbott, O.D.Horseheads, NY1619176492
- Elias Abboud, O.D.Syracuse, NY1043291222
- Nouralison Abdella, ODNew York, NY1487403614
- Susan Abdenour Young, O.D.Brooklyn, NY1225260706
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- Elana Abilevitz, ODNew York, NY1790947372
Common questions
What is Michael James Caruso, OD's NPI number?
Michael James Caruso, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316439177, issued on Jun 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael James Caruso, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 658 Malta Ave, Malta, NY, 12020. Phone: (518) 580-0553. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael James Caruso, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV008849, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael James Caruso, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael James Caruso, OD had 617 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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.