NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in New Jersey

1,542 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in New Jersey, 17 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Jersey City and Paramus have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the New Jersey license search. Page 12 of 31.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Jersey City has the most, 35

  1. Jersey City35
  2. Paramus32
  3. Toms River32
  4. Iselin30
  5. Clifton27

Optometrist records in New Jersey

  1. Narah Hong, O.D.Cherry Hill, NJ 080031669578449
  2. Mark Horwitz, O.D.Passaic, NJ 070551104929314
  3. Kevin Hrabinski, O.D.Branchburg, NJ 088761649395708
  4. Kyle Hrymack, ODFair Lawn, NJ 074101750646915
  5. Angela HuEast Brunswick, NJ 088161508311721
  6. Esther Huang, ODEnglewood, NJ 076311760456693
  7. Steven Huang, ODLinwood, NJ 082211811509250
  8. Renee Hudecheck, ODHamilton, NJ 086191811914773
  9. Rose Hughes, ODEast Brunswick, NJ 088161851391338
  10. Calman Hunter, O.D.Cranford, NJ 070161154317154
  11. Jeslyn Hwang, O.D.Fair Lawn, NJ 074101619383890
  12. Stefanie Hwang, O.D.Plainsboro, NJ 085361841745502
  13. Paul Hyman, ODBayonne, NJ 070021821150814
  14. Louis Iacoponi, O.D.Cherry Hill, NJ 080341164523874
  15. Shulamit IlyabayevSomerset, NJ 088731033817499
  16. John InsingaDover, NJ 078011699757856
  17. David Iosebashvili, O.D.West Caldwell, NJ 070061831100031
  18. Deanna IppolitoSummit, NJ 079011225683121
  19. John Ippolito, ODStirling, NJ 079801447292586
  20. Paul Isaacs, O.D.Wayne, NJ 074701942376413
  21. Marissa IsraelKearny, NJ 070321922016450
  22. Michael Iuliano, ODToms River, NJ 087531871543306
  23. Stephanie JacobHoboken, NJ 070301205645454
  24. Edward Jacobs, ODTotowa, NJ 075121134183726
  25. Alma Jacobsen, ODN Brunswick, NJ 089021174648059
  26. Edward Janiga, O.D.Hawthorne, NJ 075061457419657
  27. Melvin Jankolovits, O.D.Secaucus, NJ 070941538249180
  28. Amy Jasani, O.D.Towaco, NJ 070821275973513
  29. Hira Javeed, O.DWayne, NJ 074701114237450
  30. Marjorie Jenkins, ODUnion, NJ 070831144874256
  31. Sofija Jenza, ODCherry Hill, NJ 080021093495558
  32. Apoorva Jinka-Patel, ODLawrence Township, NJ 086481073965927
  33. Alexander Jobe, ODLivingston, NJ 070391609424308
  34. Gerald Johnson, O.D.Blairstown, NJ 078251346210465
  35. Patrick Johnson, O. D.Joint Base Mdl, NJ 086411649276866
  36. Donald Johnston, ODRed Bank, NJ 077011548315476
  37. Robert JohnstonOld Bridge, NJ 088571528150281
  38. Ruth Jones, ODBayonne, NJ 070021235300427
  39. Yujia Jones, O.D.Freehold, NJ 077281063854073
  40. Evan JooFort Lee, NJ 070241255536736
  41. Monica JoshiTrenton, NJ 086901184325318
  42. Pooja Kadakia, ODWest New York, NJ 070931750055083
  43. Amneh Kaddour, ODIselin, NJ 088301669143210
  44. Mustapha KaddourFairview, NJ 070221164814539
  45. Amarpreet Kahlon, ODOld Bridge, NJ 088571447936844
  46. Sukhpreet Kahlon, ODNorth Brunswick, NJ 089021205433570
  47. Robert Kahn, O.D.Fair Lawn, NJ 074101013097732
  48. Robin Kahwaty, ODWayne, NJ 074701104983121
  49. Arun Kaistha, O.D.Hammonton, NJ 080371659460012
  50. Rupal Kaistha, O.D.Cherry Hill, NJ 080021679692685

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

New Jersey ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Nevada17
  2. Alabama17
  3. Virginia17
  4. New Jersey17
  5. Texas16
  6. Florida16
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

73.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. New Jersey73.9%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in New Jersey, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,139 of 1,542 · 73.9% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file907 · 58.8% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,061 · 68.8% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 906 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,542 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in New Jersey: 17 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Jersey City has 35 of them (2%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Indiana1,578
  2. Massachusetts1,501
  3. North Carolina1,480
  4. Virginia1,460

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Texas16.4
  2. Alabama17.1
  3. Nevada17.2
  4. Florida15.9

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.