NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Prashant D. Ankola, O.D.

Optometrist · Staten Island, NY

Prashant D. Ankola, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1891047494, issued on Oct 5, 2012. Check the license (New York 007891, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891047494
Name
Prashant D. Ankola
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
007891 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1050 Clove Road, Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone
(718) 816-6440
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2025
Fax
(718) 420-2718
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140203000377); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2012
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 1050 Clove Road

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

  1. Maryann AzizPediatrics Physician1407201122
  2. Kristin Berntsen, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295008654
  3. Daniel Buchen, MDDermatology Physician1922069467
  4. Kristin Cardillo, RD, CDNRegistered Dietitian1194231134
  5. Nor Darwish, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487031274
  6. Benjeil Edghill, MDOphthalmology Physician1659392520

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

643 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Prashant Ankola643
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl169 claims
  2. Latanoprost154 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol83 claims
  4. Ketorolac Tromethamine44 claims
  5. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth39 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate39 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Advantagecare Physicians PCStaten Island, NY

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

Prashant D. Ankola among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Prashant D. Ankola, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 66% 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 York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sunya AliStaten Island, NY 103021568017689
  2. Raymond Helfand, O.D.Staten Island, NY 103021548301328
  3. Carolyn Powell-Rivers, O.D.Staten Island, NY 103041598741076
  4. Joseph VishnevetskyStaten Island, NY 103041013187673
  5. Ayah AhamedStaten Island, NY 103051922597814
  6. Andrew Attia, O.D.Staten Island, NY 103051235683996
  7. Ivana Hanna, O.D.Staten Island, NY 103051003596651
  8. Mitchell Horowitz, ODStaten Island, NY 103051437155728

Common questions

What is Prashant D. Ankola, O.D.'s NPI number?

Prashant D. Ankola, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891047494, issued on Oct 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Prashant D. Ankola, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 Clove Road, Staten Island, NY, 10301. Phone: (718) 816-6440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Prashant D. Ankola, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 007891, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Prashant D. Ankola, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Prashant D. Ankola, O.D. had 643 Medicare Part D claims for 242 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.