Robert Edmund Behan, O.D.
Optometrist · New York, NY
Robert Edmund Behan, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1275547416, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (New York TUV006641-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Edmund Behan
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV006641-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 W 13TH St, New York, NY 10011
- Phone
- (212) 807-0019
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 727-2395
- Medicaid ID
- 02458726 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040528000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22 W 13TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert Edmund Behan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV006641-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone47 claims
- Timolol Maleate29 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol27 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 claims
- Lumigan13 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: $532.73
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- Eye Care Vision Optometry PCStaten Island, NY
- Metropolitan Vision Optometry PLLCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Edmund Behan among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Robert Edmund Behan, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 66% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Frank, O.D.New York, NY 100111538146188
- David Gross, O.D.New York, NY 100111760499628
- William Guerrero, O.D.New York, NY 100111184741076
- Nurit Harzvi, O.D.New York, NY 100111902869449
- Arthur JungNew York, NY 100111730281577
- Melvin Kunins, ODNew York, NY 100111205902517
Common questions
What is Robert Edmund Behan, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Edmund Behan, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275547416, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Edmund Behan, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 W 13TH St, New York, NY, 10011. Phone: (212) 807-0019. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Edmund Behan, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV006641-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Edmund Behan, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Edmund Behan, O.D. had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 120 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.