NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul B. Freeman, OD

Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist · Pittsburgh, PA

Paul B. Freeman, OD is a low vision rehabilitation optometrist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1043288178, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000609, 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
1043288178
Name
Paul B. Freeman
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist 152WL0500X
License number
OEG000609 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone
(412) 359-6301
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
001466751 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101108000126); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1974
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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Also registered at 420 E North Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Alunni, MDOphthalmology Physician1194916825
  2. Bennett Blumenkopf, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1184624850
  3. Douglas Chen, M..D.Otology & Neurotology Physician1295818599
  4. Charles Cobb, MDSurgery Physician1326048745
  5. Michael Dorey, MDOphthalmology Physician1841479276
  6. Jenna Federoff, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629460050

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $129.36

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 86 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,112.70 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Freeman$129.36
  2. Specialty average$1,112.70

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. Freeman And Eger LLPPittsburgh, PA

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

Paul B. Freeman among 15 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in Pennsylvania

Paul B. Freeman, OD is one of 15 low vision rehabilitation 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 87% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WL0500X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania

There are 15 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erica Hacker, O.D.Homestead, PA 151201285622738
  2. William SmithHomestead, PA 151201285761403
  3. John Aubrey, ODJohnstown, PA 159011346239019
  4. Stephen Reinsel, O.D.Seneca, PA 163461659626638
  5. Veronica Wolf, O.D.Altoona, PA 166011497728919
  6. Matthew Trego, O.D.Williamsport, PA 177011063548790
  7. James Weyand, ODBloomsburg, PA 178151134238074
  8. Sherri Lipski, O.D.Lewisburg, PA 178371497808612

Common questions

What is Paul B. Freeman, OD's NPI number?

Paul B. Freeman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043288178, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul B. Freeman, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul B. Freeman, OD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000609, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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