Robert Jude Joba, O.D.
Optometrist · Erie, PA
Robert Jude Joba, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316978869, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG004344, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Jude Joba
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OEG004344 PA
TUV005442 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5350 W Ridge RD, Erie, PA 16506
- Phone
- (814) 835-0568
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061219000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5350 W Ridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cam Tu Nguyen, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1437748969
Verify Robert Jude Joba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG004344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost174 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 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: $277.56
5 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Park Sher Optical CO OF Buffalo NY Inc.Lackawanna, NY
- R J Joba OD PCDerby, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Jude Joba among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Robert Jude Joba, 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
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Erie → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allison Benacci, O.D.Erie, PA 165061609807890
- David Cage, O.D.Erie, PA 165061376542449
- Rebecca Campbell, ODErie, PA 165061891544144
- Michael Chessario, O.D.Erie, PA 165061497841001
- John Fischer, ODErie, PA 165061811419740
- Amanda Madurski, ODErie, PA 165061609069814
- James Piersol, O.D.Erie, PA 165061467466631
- Ravinder Sabherwal, O.D.Erie, PA 165061609840024
Common questions
What is Robert Jude Joba, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Jude Joba, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316978869, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Jude Joba, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5350 W Ridge RD, Erie, PA, 16506. Phone: (814) 835-0568. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Jude Joba, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG004344, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Jude Joba, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Jude Joba, O.D. had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.