NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Uriel Young, OD

Optometrist · Westminster, MD

Uriel Young, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Westminster, Maryland, and NPI 1053040733, issued on Jun 7, 2022. Check the license (Maryland TA2853, 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
1053040733
Name
Uriel Young
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TA2853 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
826 Washington RD Ste 200, Westminster, MD 21157
Phone
(410) 876-3333
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220709000425); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2022
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 826 Washington RD Ste 200

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

  1. Wayne Barber, MDSpecialist1245233428
  2. Tan Duong, ODOptometrist1396351490
  3. Robert Friedman, MDSpecialist1568465748
  4. Christine Luzuriaga, O.D.Optometrist1538470083

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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  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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

186 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.

  1. Uriel Young186
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost39 claims
  2. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone39 claims
  3. Travoprost14 claims
  4. Loteprednol Etabonate12 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): 51.3 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%21.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  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: $270.82

12 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. Uriel Young$270.82
  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. Chesapeake Eye Care And Laser Center LLCWestminster, MD

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

Uriel Young among 924 optometrist records in Maryland

Uriel Young, 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 2022, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

16 optometrist records list a practice address in Westminster

They are 16 of the 1,327 NPPES records with a practice address in Westminster, and 924 optometrist records in Maryland.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Bittings, ODWestminster, MD 211571972606325
  2. Tan Duong, ODWestminster, MD 211571396351490
  3. Dawn Farr, ODWestminster, MD 211571225196645
  4. Krupa Gajera, O.D.Westminster, MD 211571760897276
  5. Helen Hooper, ODWestminster, MD 211571619031853
  6. Timothy Joyner, O.DWestminster, MD 211571801044458
  7. Cynthia Jun, ODWestminster, MD 211571184627366
  8. Christine Luzuriaga, O.D.Westminster, MD 211571538470083

Common questions

What is Uriel Young, OD's NPI number?

Uriel Young, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053040733, issued on Jun 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Uriel Young, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 826 Washington RD Ste 200, Westminster, MD, 21157. Phone: (410) 876-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Uriel Young, OD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2853, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Uriel Young, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Uriel Young, OD had 186 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Uriel Young, OD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 51.3 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.