Nainesh Pithwa, O.D.
Optometrist · Virginia Beach, VA
Nainesh Pithwa, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1609978303, issued on Sep 2, 2006. Check the license with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nainesh Pithwa
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2566 TN
2204 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1975 Glenn Mitchell Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
- Phone
- (757) 368-3937
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 516-7032
- Medicaid ID
- 1504386 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161014001214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nainesh Pithwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost50 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone19 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: $2,048.59
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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 3 group practices
- Edinburgh Eye Care LLCChesapeake, VA
- N2 Eyes Optometry LLCNewport News, VA
- Platinum Eye Care LLCVirginia Beach, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nainesh Pithwa among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Nainesh Pithwa, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Virginia Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Miranda Beard, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234561891353348
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- Zoee Chan, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234561558405803
- Rahim Kanji, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234561881653699
- Dinh Luong, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234561952473035
- Grace Luong, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234561184798324
- Kim-Chi Pham, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234561578523601
Common questions
What is Nainesh Pithwa, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nainesh Pithwa, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609978303, issued on Sep 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nainesh Pithwa, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1975 Glenn Mitchell Dr, Virginia Beach, VA, 23456. Phone: (757) 368-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nainesh Pithwa, O.D.'s license?
Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nainesh Pithwa, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nainesh Pithwa, O.D. had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.