NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D.

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Dupont, PA

Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Dupont, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1871507590, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000120, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871507590
Name
Nicholas F. Darbenzio
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
License number
OEG000120 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
345 Main St, Dupont, PA 18641
Phone
(570) 602-9607
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040618000123); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Darbenzio65
  2. Specialty average225

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost17 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate12 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: $138.36

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Darbenzio$138.36
  2. Specialty average$1,035.17

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

  1. Ohora Eye Care Center IncScranton, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nicholas F. Darbenzio among 55 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Pennsylvania

Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D. is one of 55 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 67% 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, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 1991 among the 26 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 corneal and contact management optometrist record lists a practice address in Dupont

They are 1 of the 18 NPPES records with a practice address in Dupont, and 55 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shelley Eskin, O.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021265573232
  2. John Boyle, ODScranton, PA 185081235141342
  3. Marc Pensak, ODScranton, PA 185081780725994
  4. Maryann Decker, OPTOMETRISTEynon, PA 184031275651952
  5. John Glasner, O.D.Stroudsburg, PA 183601487817896
  6. Neil Kenney, ODQuakertown, PA 189511104884618
  7. Kathleen Russell, O.D.Holland, PA 189661588683064
  8. James Cimbak, O.D.Ambler, PA 190021134270515

Common questions

What is Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D.'s NPI number?

Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871507590, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Main St, Dupont, PA, 18641. Phone: (570) 602-9607. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000120, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas F. Darbenzio, O.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.