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.
- 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
8 nearest corneal and contact management optometrist records → All 55 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Verify Nicholas F. Darbenzio in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost17 claims
- 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.
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
- 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.
All 55 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Dupont → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shelley Eskin, O.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021265573232
- John Boyle, ODScranton, PA 185081235141342
- Marc Pensak, ODScranton, PA 185081780725994
- Maryann Decker, OPTOMETRISTEynon, PA 184031275651952
- John Glasner, O.D.Stroudsburg, PA 183601487817896
- Neil Kenney, ODQuakertown, PA 189511104884618
- Kathleen Russell, O.D.Holland, PA 189661588683064
- 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.