Ronald Caronia, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Oceanside, NY
Ronald Caronia, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Oceanside, New York, and NPI 1720082118, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (New York 181658, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Caronia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 181658 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2860 Long Beach RD, Oceanside, NY 11572
- Phone
- (516) 593-7709
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 593-7778
- Medicaid ID
- 01517615 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070524000368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2860 Long Beach RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Paul Galstian, O.DOptometrist1568576296
- Marguerite McDonald, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1356348452
- Richard Sturm, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1669477626
Verify Ronald Caronia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 181658Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,831 Medicare Part D claims for 963 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,091 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol763 claims
- Timolol Maleate571 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate489 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate347 claims
- Restasis219 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: $417.71
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Long IslandRockville Centre, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald Caronia among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Ronald Caronia, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Oceanside → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marguerite McDonald, M.D.Oceanside, NY 115721356348452
- Richard Sturm, M.D.Oceanside, NY 115721669477626
- Tal Ben Ami, MDRockville Centre, NY 115701710341813
- Mark Flugman, M.D.Rockville Centre, NY 115701013901024
- Russell Fumuso, M.D.Rockville Centre, NY 115701750386736
- Daniel Garibaldi, M.D.Rockville Centre, NY 115701194779678
- Darryl Hall, M.D.Rockville Centre, NY 115701497033450
- Alexander Hatsis, MDRockville Centre, NY 115701396817144
Common questions
What is Ronald Caronia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Caronia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720082118, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Caronia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2860 Long Beach RD, Oceanside, NY, 11572. Phone: (516) 593-7709. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Caronia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 181658, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald Caronia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Caronia, M.D. had 5,831 Medicare Part D claims for 963 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.