Nicholas Puzzella, OD
Optometrist · Philadelphia, PA
Nicholas Puzzella, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1851025761, issued on Jul 15, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG0003917, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Puzzella
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG0003917 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 W Godfrey Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141
- Phone
- (215) 276-6070
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2022
- Fax
- (215) 276-1329
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220803000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Puzzella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG0003917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
279 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost57 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate45 claims
- Restasis32 claims
- Timolol Maleate16 claims
- Erythromycin15 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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: $101.46
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Shillington Eye AssociatesShillington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Puzzella among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas Puzzella, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Appel, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411760499834
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- Connie Chronister, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411992713762
- Stanley Hatch, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411720077902
- Stephanie Holt, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191411366450157
- Helene Kaiser, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411972511624
- Kelly Malloy, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191411598773384
- Shital ManiPhiladelphia, PA 191411427033406
Common questions
What is Nicholas Puzzella, OD's NPI number?
Nicholas Puzzella, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851025761, issued on Jul 15, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Puzzella, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 W Godfrey Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 276-6070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Puzzella, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG0003917, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas Puzzella, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Puzzella, OD had 279 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.