Richard D. Lappen, O.D.
Optometrist · Greensburg, PA
Richard D. Lappen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1922141746, issued on Feb 14, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania OE005666T, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard D. Lappen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OE005666T PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1821 Jefferson St, Greensburg, PA 15601
- Phone
- (724) 837-5350
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (724) 837-5352
- Medicaid ID
- 0017464880002 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120420000454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1821 Jefferson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Evan Lowry, O.D.Optometrist1710965181
Verify Richard D. Lappen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OE005666TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost109 claims
- Timolol Maleate29 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone15 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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: $272.92
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Lappen Eye Care Greensburg LLCGreensburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard D. Lappen among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Richard D. Lappen, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 optometrist records list a practice address in Greensburg
They are 26 of the 1,688 NPPES records with a practice address in Greensburg, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Begg, O.D.Greensburg, PA 156011598740847
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- Janice Frederickson, O.DGreensburg, PA 156011124023619
- Mark Graytok, ODGreensburg, PA 156011952373318
- Chad GreenGreensburg, PA 156011700886942
- Lori Kurutz, O.D.Greensburg, PA 156011851477269
- Rhonda Laughlin, ODGreensburg, PA 156011053373993
- Evan Lowry, O.D.Greensburg, PA 156011710965181
Common questions
What is Richard D. Lappen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard D. Lappen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922141746, issued on Feb 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard D. Lappen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 Jefferson St, Greensburg, PA, 15601. Phone: (724) 837-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard D. Lappen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OE005666T, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard D. Lappen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard D. Lappen, O.D. had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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.