William Charles Fruchtman, O.D.
Optometrist · East Rutherford, NJ
William Charles Fruchtman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and NPI 1447200241, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00514400, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Charles Fruchtman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 27OA00514400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 196 Paterson Ave, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
- Phone
- (201) 728-9222
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 728-9229
- Medicaid ID
- 4590902 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060714000020); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 196 Paterson Ave
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Verify William Charles Fruchtman 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 27OA00514400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
304 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost163 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Travoprost12 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: $16.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
William Charles Fruchtman among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
William Charles Fruchtman, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in East Rutherford
They are 2 of the 103 NPPES records with a practice address in East Rutherford, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in East Rutherford → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seokjae Lim, O.D.East Rutherford, NJ 070731073676409
- Marina Megalla, ODLyndhurst, NJ 070711528610862
- Lee Wong, O.D.Lyndhurst, NJ 070711730382797
- Chelsea Cusenza, O.DRutherford, NJ 070701972987618
- John Daub, O.D.Rutherford, NJ 070701396254751
- Marie Levine, ODRutherford, NJ 070701154484079
- Marc Levinson, ODScotch Plains, NJ 070761417903170
- Brian LilienRutherford, NJ 070701477089258
Common questions
What is William Charles Fruchtman, O.D.'s NPI number?
William Charles Fruchtman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447200241, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Charles Fruchtman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 196 Paterson Ave, East Rutherford, NJ, 07073. Phone: (201) 728-9222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Charles Fruchtman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00514400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Charles Fruchtman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Charles Fruchtman, O.D. had 304 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.