Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D.
Optometrist · Pocono Summit, PA
Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053350546, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000257, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Joseph Santasania
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000257 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- HC 89, Pocono Summit, PA 18346
- Phone
- (570) 839-5746
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (579) 839-5748
- Medicaid ID
- 0016250340003 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120130000745); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Joseph Santasania in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost42 claims
- Azithromycin21 claims
- Erythromycin16 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 claims
- Valacyclovir13 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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.
Richard Joseph Santasania among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Richard Joseph Santasania, 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Pocono Summit
They are 1 of the 25 NPPES records with a practice address in Pocono Summit, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pocono Summit → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Demko, O.D.Mount Pocono, PA 183441114968948
- Thomas Urosevich, O.D.Mt Pocono, PA 183441598715450
- Stephen Dimarco, O.D.Mount Bethel, PA 183431609879576
- Lisa Haggerty, ODMilford, PA 183371316967094
- Joseph Haggerty, ODMilford, PA 183371629070875
- Gary Salak, ODMilford, PA 183371285684761
- Eric BennicoffStroudsburg, PA 183601396185757
- Anthony Diecidue, O.D.Stroudsburg, PA 183601285630996
Common questions
What is Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053350546, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at HC 89, Pocono Summit, PA, 18346. Phone: (570) 839-5746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000257, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Joseph Santasania, O.D. had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.