NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vito Vricella, O.D.

Optometrist · Fenton, MO

Vito Vricella, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fenton, Missouri, and NPI 1023241437, issued on Sep 1, 2009. Check the license (Missouri 2010020480, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri 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
1023241437
Name
Vito Vricella
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
2010020480 MO
046.010363 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1391 Smizer Mill RD, Fenton, MO 63026
Phone
(636) 305-9600
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2009
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140324000864); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2009
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 1391 Smizer Mill RD

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

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  2. Jennifer Decota, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1780806109
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  4. Jerald Maslanko, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386707396
  5. Kristin Rein, DPTPhysical Therapist1619584372
  6. Emily Tiedemann, DPTPhysical Therapist1518381524

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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vito Vricella34
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost16 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: $189.47

6 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. Vito Vricella$189.47
  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.

Vito Vricella among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri

Vito Vricella, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2009, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 optometrist records list a practice address in Fenton

They are 9 of the 493 NPPES records with a practice address in Fenton, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dustin AndersonFenton, MO 630261821640517
  2. Carrie Hruza, O.D.Fenton, MO 630261700870284
  3. Scott Hussey, O.D.Fenton, MO 630261962432237
  4. Susanne Kindel, O.D.Fenton, MO 630261053351171
  5. Brian Kindel, O.D.Fenton, MO 630261114943024
  6. Stephen Menzel, O.D.Fenton, MO 630261063418051
  7. Thomas Monje, ODFenton, MO 630261326020769
  8. Daniel Puetz, O.D.Fenton, MO 630261134214216

Common questions

What is Vito Vricella, O.D.'s NPI number?

Vito Vricella, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023241437, issued on Sep 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vito Vricella, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1391 Smizer Mill RD, Fenton, MO, 63026. Phone: (636) 305-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vito Vricella, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2010020480, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vito Vricella, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vito Vricella, O.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.