NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Trusha Patel, O.D.

Optometrist · Paterson, NJ

Trusha Patel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Paterson, New Jersey, and NPI 1972943512, issued on Jun 27, 2013. Check the license with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972943512
Name
Trusha Patel
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TUV008012 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
680 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07514
Phone
(973) 742-4747
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(973) 742-0629
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131022001335); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2013
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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Also registered at 680 Broadway

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Waseem Ashraf, MDAnesthesiology Physician1952394389
  2. Howard Benn, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1841364965
  3. Kishanrao Bogavelli, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1538371745
  4. Edwin Cabassa, MSN,APRN,BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1841225026
  5. Jungsil Choi, NRMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1407532385
  6. Adil Farooki, MDInternal Medicine Physician1073718235

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

499 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.

  1. Trusha Patel499
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost217 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate54 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol46 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate40 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol30 claims
  6. Lumigan17 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: $83.32

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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. Trusha Patel$83.32
  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. Mignone Medical Eye Care, P.C.Mount Vernon, NY

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

Trusha Patel among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey

Trusha Patel, O.D. is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New Jersey

There are 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aviva Graff Distenfeld, O.D.Paterson, NJ 075141104977073
  2. Loretta Clifford, O.D.Totowa, NJ 075121205918539
  3. Douglas Glazer, ODTotowa, NJ 075121497823124
  4. Mina Han, OD, MPHTotowa, NJ 075121548798473
  5. Edward Jacobs, ODTotowa, NJ 075121134183726
  6. Alham Mohammad Ali, O.D.Totowa, NJ 075121952070278
  7. Kathy Mosel, O.D.Totowa, NJ 075121043391683
  8. Christine Nguyen, O.D.Totowa, NJ 075121457768210

Common questions

What is Trusha Patel, O.D.'s NPI number?

Trusha Patel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972943512, issued on Jun 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Trusha Patel, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 Broadway, Paterson, NJ, 07514. Phone: (973) 742-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Trusha Patel, O.D.'s license?

Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Trusha Patel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Trusha Patel, O.D. had 499 Medicare Part D claims for 117 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.