NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafe Garofalo, OD

Optometrist · Queen Creek, AZ

Rafe Garofalo, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Queen Creek, Arizona, and NPI 1639102114, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (Arizona OPT-002847, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona 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
1639102114
Name
Rafe Garofalo
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
OPT-002847 AZ
2612 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20260 S Ellsworth RD, Queen Creek, AZ 85142
Phone
(480) 847-1015
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2006
Record last updated
May 27, 2025
Medicaid ID
790218200 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250527003206); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1996
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

498 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 21% of claims.

  1. Rafe Garofalo498
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost229 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate44 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth33 claims
  5. Prednisolone Acetate18 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol17 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: $17.59

1 payment: 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.

  1. Rafe Garofalo$17.59
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Eyes ON Queen Creek, PLLCQueen Creek, AZ

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

Rafe Garofalo among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona

Rafe Garofalo, OD is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 optometrist records list a practice address in Queen Creek

They are 12 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Queen Creek, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brandon Becken, O.D.Queen Creek, AZ 851421093950693
  2. Christine Fahmy, ODQueen Creek, AZ 851421376315077
  3. Joshua Huynh, ODQueen Creek, AZ 851421275429581
  4. Kirk Reed, O DQueen Creek, AZ 851421497735294
  5. Jared Shaver, O.D.Queen Creek, AZ 851421316178973
  6. Sara Stowers, ODQueen Creek, AZ 851421417702796
  7. Eric Vanausdal, ODQueen Creek, AZ 851421255826681
  8. Shadan Zangana, ODQueen Creek, AZ 851421578218715

Common questions

What is Rafe Garofalo, OD's NPI number?

Rafe Garofalo, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639102114, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafe Garofalo, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20260 S Ellsworth RD, Queen Creek, AZ, 85142. Phone: (480) 847-1015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafe Garofalo, OD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number OPT-002847, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rafe Garofalo, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafe Garofalo, OD had 498 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.