Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D.
Optometrist · Worcester, MA
Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1013391408, issued on Jul 15, 2015. Check the license (Massachusetts 5105, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Frances Cerio
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5105 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 Park Ave, Worcester, MA 01610
- Phone
- (508) 754-8872
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150826000096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 335 Park Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Valarie Ricciardi, O.D.Optometrist1558424572
- Brian Thamel, O.D.Vision Therapy Optometrist1508927054
- Lauren Thamel, ODOptometrist1598332850
Verify Nicole Frances Cerio in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 5105Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 80% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis38 claims
- Latanoprost12 claims
- Miebo11 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: $408.55
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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
- Family Eye Care IncWorcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Frances Cerio among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D. is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Worcester → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valarie Ricciardi, O.D.Worcester, MA 016101558424572
- Lauren Thamel, ODWorcester, MA 016101598332850
- Nicholas Feucht, O.D.Worcester, MA 016091629365093
- Mark Forgues, ODWorcester, MA 016091376538975
- Richard Grossman, O.D.Worcester, MA 016091447208715
- Mitz Qutb, ODWorcester, MA 016091154150613
- Nikhil Saini, O.DWorcester, MA 016091316226608
- Heather Bell, O.D.Worcester, MA 016081710336201
Common questions
What is Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013391408, issued on Jul 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 Park Ave, Worcester, MA, 01610. Phone: (508) 754-8872. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 5105, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Frances Cerio, O.D. had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.