Ripon W. La Roche, MD
Optometrist · Farmville, VA
Ripon W. La Roche, MD is an optometrist with a practice address in Farmville, Virginia, and NPI 1952962359, issued on Jun 26, 2019. Check the license (Virginia 0618002794, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ripon W. La Roche
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618002794 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1511 W 3RD St, Farmville, VA 23901
- Phone
- (434) 392-9555
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 392-1524
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191009001702); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1511 W 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- St. Clair La Roche, O.D.Optometrist1730593229
Verify Ripon W. La Roche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618002794Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
944 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost348 claims
- Timolol Maleate148 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate111 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol106 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl53 claims
- Levobunolol Hcl44 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $50.06
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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
- Southside Eye Center PCFarmville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ripon W. La Roche among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Ripon W. La Roche, MD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Farmville
They are 4 of the 339 NPPES records with a practice address in Farmville, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Farmville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Kingsley, O.D.Farmville, VA 239011417063744
- St. Clair La Roche, O.D.Farmville, VA 239011730593229
- Samuel Martin, O.D.Farmville, VA 239011225057979
- Justin Autry, O.D.Prince George, VA 238751316296866
- Kulsoom Murtaza, ODPrince George, VA 238751639181472
- Olivia Novak, ODPrince George, VA 238751962243469
- Janet Rogers, O.D.Chesterfield, VA 238751649243783
- Wan WangPrince George, VA 238751518747609
Common questions
What is Ripon W. La Roche, MD's NPI number?
Ripon W. La Roche, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952962359, issued on Jun 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ripon W. La Roche, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1511 W 3RD St, Farmville, VA, 23901. Phone: (434) 392-9555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ripon W. La Roche, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618002794, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ripon W. La Roche, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ripon W. La Roche, MD had 944 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ripon W. La Roche, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.