Richard J. Wiscount, O.D.
Optometrist · Allentown, PA
Richard J. Wiscount, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134128952, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG-000496, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard J. Wiscount
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG-000496 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5940 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown, PA 18106
- Phone
- (610) 481-9200
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 481-0289
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5940 Hamilton Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lani Siddique, O.D.Optometrist1447416995
Verify Richard J. Wiscount in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG-000496Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost35 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 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: $131.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Richard J. Wiscount among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Richard J. Wiscount, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- 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).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela Kimmel, ODAllentown, PA 181061609947001
- Jason Ning, ODAllentown, PA 181061588149843
- Adam Rosati, O.D.Allentown, PA 181061336101807
- Lani Siddique, O.D.Allentown, PA 181061447416995
- Marc Berson, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041023170669
- Izabella BusherAllentown, PA 181041821776063
- Jay Feder, O.D.Allentown, PA 181041790811834
- Juliana Haddad, ODAllentown, PA 181041225964182
Common questions
What is Richard J. Wiscount, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard J. Wiscount, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134128952, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard J. Wiscount, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5940 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18106. Phone: (610) 481-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard J. Wiscount, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG-000496, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard J. Wiscount, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard J. Wiscount, O.D. had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.