Valerie Rose Danford, OD
Optometrist · Metuchen, NJ
Valerie Rose Danford, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Metuchen, New Jersey, and NPI 1023559887, issued on Mar 13, 2017. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00709000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Rose Danford
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 27OA00709000 NJ
33970 CA
006623 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 43 Bridge St, Metuchen, NJ 08840
- Phone
- (732) 248-8889
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230217001344); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Rose Danford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00709000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of 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: $60.78
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 2 group practices
- Chris A. Smiley, O.D. And Associates, LLCColumbus, OH
- Vision Professionals Delaware LLCDelaware, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Rose Danford among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Valerie Rose Danford, OD 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 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in Metuchen → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jean Choi, O.D.Edison, NJ 088371811929631
- Albert Grosso, ODEdison, NJ 088371609939537
- Howard Hertz, O.D.Edison, NJ 088371326191248
- Nidha Nathani, O.DEdison, NJ 088371801439674
- Huy Pham, O.D.Edison, NJ 088371457664088
- Nathaniel Ross, ODEdison, NJ 088371982729893
- Colleen Sica, O.D.Edison, NJ 088371952465650
- Lydia Songprasit, O.D.Edison, NJ 088371902142474
Common questions
What is Valerie Rose Danford, OD's NPI number?
Valerie Rose Danford, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023559887, issued on Mar 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Rose Danford, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43 Bridge St, Metuchen, NJ, 08840. Phone: (732) 248-8889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Rose Danford, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00709000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Rose Danford, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Rose Danford, OD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.