Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D.
Optometrist · Merrillville, IN
Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1902004989, issued on Jul 11, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 18003468A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18003468A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 70 E 68TH PL, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 736-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 769-3884
- Medicaid ID
- 201029210 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120227000095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 70 E 68TH PL
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Verify Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18003468ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost50 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth26 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate17 claims
- Xiidra17 claims
- Restasis16 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: $369.49
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Robert W Moses OD Professional Corp.Merrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in Merrillville
They are 30 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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- Dennis Jahovic, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101184731812
- Michael Kelley, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101558324368
- Timothy McGillen, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101285769133
- Robert Moses, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101417938010
- Robert Moses, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101790717866
Common questions
What is Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D.'s NPI number?
Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902004989, issued on Jul 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 E 68TH PL, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 736-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003468A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Fitzgerald Cubenas, O.D. had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.