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 20 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. Bruce Nitti, ODLinden, NJ 070361821005018
  2. Gabrielle Nitti, O.D.Williamstown, NJ 080941780673400
  3. Mark Nitti, ODLinden, NJ 070361104975804
  4. Dawn Nocella, O.D.Williamstown, NJ 080941376600239
  5. Joseph Norowitz, O.D.Elizabeth, NJ 072081174641138
  6. David Nunes, ODMoorestown, NJ 080571730195611
  7. John Nutaitis, O.D.Manahawkin, NJ 080501194775635
  8. Mary O'Hara, O.D.Burlington, NJ 080161033399795
  9. Erica O'Lenick, ODManalapan, NJ 077261033525530
  10. Anna O'SheaSomers Point, NJ 082441326685314
  11. Paul Obasuyi, ODWest Orange, NJ 070521730463118
  12. Melissa Ochlan, ODClifton, NJ 070111306220785
  13. Suzanne Offen, O. D.Westfield, NJ 070901013190511
  14. Hyunjin Oh, ODNorthvale, NJ 076471386046779
  15. Maria Olivo, O.D.Lumberton, NJ 080481356470892
  16. Jamie On, O.D.Bridgewater, NJ 088071922362870
  17. Nalan Oncul, O.D.Totowa, NJ 075121780785659
  18. Janet Onufer, O.D.Manville, NJ 088351417038332
  19. Shaya OratzLakewood, NJ 087011497673271
  20. Michael Ornstein, O.D.Pluckemin, NJ 079781215019732
  21. Richard OrsiniUnion, NJ 070831538940846
  22. Lawrence Osler, ODBurlington, NJ 080161568523405
  23. Kimberley Ovittore, O.D.Iselin, NJ 088301316491566
  24. Timothy Owens, O.D.Hazlet, NJ 077301316293079
  25. Jasvinder Pabla, O.D.Sea Girt, NJ 087501346562717
  26. Monique Pacheco, ODEast Hanover, NJ 079361003956699
  27. Alana Padamadan, O.D.Oakland, NJ 074361558641399
  28. Michael Palance, O.D.Bergenfield, NJ 076211932221330
  29. Adriana Palumbo, ODRoseland, NJ 070681841233418
  30. Harryjohn Panaretos, ODFair Lawn, NJ 074101609891902
  31. Maya Panchal, ODEvesham, NJ 080531326615527
  32. Sonia Panchal, ODCherry Hill, NJ 080021841869005
  33. Netree PandyaTrenton, NJ 086191891588414
  34. Maira Pano, ODParamus, NJ 076521427974914
  35. Malay Pansheria, O.D.Fair Lawn, NJ 074101821471657
  36. Nilesh Papaiya, O.D.South Plainfield, NJ 070801649337809
  37. Haley Parikh, ODMarlton, NJ 080531487062253
  38. Janki Parikh, ODOld Bridge, NJ 088571598285298
  39. Richa Parikh, ODOld Bridge, NJ 088571497601934
  40. Helen Park, O.D.Annandale, NJ 088011497856124
  41. Mimi Parma, O.D.Hopewell, NJ 085251205046943
  42. Daniel Parrotta, ODShip Bottom, NJ 080081982395414
  43. Kara Pasner, OD, MSOcean, NJ 077121588842207
  44. Aapti Patel, ODLake Hopatcong, NJ 078491396622791
  45. Akshari Patel, ODLittle Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 080871174257273
  46. Ami Patel, O.D.Woodbury, NJ 080961861551608
  47. Archana Patel, ODHowell, NJ 077311134866254
  48. Avani PatelSouth Plainfield, NJ 070801861177420
  49. Bansi Patel, ODManchester, NJ 087591215656954
  50. Bijal Patel, O.D.Springfield, NJ 070811497194344

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.