NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephanie Branch, OD

Optometrist · Waldorf, MD

Stephanie Branch, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Waldorf, Maryland, and NPI 1265529051, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Maryland TA1005, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265529051
Name
Stephanie Branch
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TA1005 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11110 Mall Circle, Waldorf, MD 20603
Phone
(301) 705-8451
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 705-8448
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180926001140); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1983
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

468 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Stephanie Branch468
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost207 claims
  2. Tyrvaya47 claims
  3. Lumigan46 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate35 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol26 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): 84.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $84.59

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Stephanie Branch$84.59
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Ronald L Anderson, MD PCWashington, DC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephanie Branch among 924 optometrist records in Maryland

Stephanie Branch, OD is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

26 optometrist records list a practice address in Waldorf

They are 26 of the 1,272 NPPES records with a practice address in Waldorf, and 924 optometrist records in Maryland.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Amuah, ODWaldorf, MD 206031053264622
  2. Herbert Archey, O.D.Waldorf, MD 206031114085099
  3. Shale BeharieWaldorf, MD 206031811735574
  4. Sandra Brown, ODWaldorf, MD 206031346996931
  5. Santina Burner, ODWaldorf, MD 206031134853229
  6. Hadia Choudhary, O.D.Waldorf, MD 206031154982858
  7. Heather Hanlon, O.D.Waldorf, MD 206031023318227
  8. Matthew Hockett, ODWaldorf, MD 206031447948518

Common questions

What is Stephanie Branch, OD's NPI number?

Stephanie Branch, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265529051, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephanie Branch, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11110 Mall Circle, Waldorf, MD, 20603. Phone: (301) 705-8451. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephanie Branch, OD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1005, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephanie Branch, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephanie Branch, OD had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephanie Branch, OD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.