Vivian Descant, OD
Optometrist · Perkasie, PA
Vivian Descant, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1003854613, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG 000635, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivian Descant
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG 000635 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1139 N 5TH St, Perkasie, PA 18944
- Phone
- (215) 257-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2026
- Fax
- (215) 257-4251
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061120000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1139 N 5TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rita Le, O.DOptometrist1144533043
Verify Vivian Descant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG 000635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost45 claims
- Lumigan18 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 claims
- Travoprost12 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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: $390.84
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Vivian Descant among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Vivian Descant, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Perkasie
They are 5 of the 139 NPPES records with a practice address in Perkasie, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carolyn Chacon, ODPerkasie, PA 189441063298222
- Ralph Garzio, ODPerkasie, PA 189441922274125
- Rita Le, O.DPerkasie, PA 189441144533043
- Fred Ritterman, ODPerkasie, PA 189441992734107
- Mindy Berger, O.D.Newtown, PA 189401447263330
- Donald Fitch, O.D.Newtown, PA 189401821011750
- Bailey Ford, ODNewtown, PA 189401730854589
- Barbara Gordeuk, O.D.Newtown, PA 189401902821382
Common questions
What is Vivian Descant, OD's NPI number?
Vivian Descant, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003854613, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivian Descant, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1139 N 5TH St, Perkasie, PA, 18944. Phone: (215) 257-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivian Descant, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG 000635, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vivian Descant, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivian Descant, OD had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.