NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD

Optometrist · Woodland Park, NJ

Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and NPI 1972115566, issued on Aug 17, 2020. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00697100, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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
1972115566
Name
Payal P. Ramakrishnan
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
27OA00697100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1225 Mcbride Ave Ste 204, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
Phone
(973) 785-2050
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1225 Mcbride Ave Ste 204

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

  1. Jai Parekh, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1841222502
  2. Swati Parekh, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1427087725

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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

36 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 83% of claims.

  1. Payal Ramakrishnan36
  2. Specialty average277

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: $1,631.66

98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Payal Ramakrishnan$1,631.66
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Payal P. Ramakrishnan among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey

Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 optometrist records list a practice address in Woodland Park

They are 2 of the 119 NPPES records with a practice address in Woodland Park, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Dalessandro, ODWoodland Park, NJ 074241326092065
  2. Alicia Dorman, ODLittle Falls, NJ 074241518053941
  3. Catherine Linenberg, O.D.Little Falls, NJ 074241467781195
  4. Kinjal Patel, O.D.Little Falls, NJ 074241841765112
  5. Purvika Sheth, ODLittle Falls, NJ 074241912196593
  6. Michael Benetatos, O.D.Haskell, NJ 074201013085521
  7. Robert Vanderyajt, ODHamburg, NJ 074191164458154
  8. Veena Verghese, O.D.Mahwah, NJ 074301134479678

Common questions

What is Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD's NPI number?

Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972115566, issued on Aug 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 Mcbride Ave Ste 204, Woodland Park, NJ, 07424. Phone: (973) 785-2050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00697100, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Payal P. Ramakrishnan, OD had 36 Medicare Part D claims; 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.