Nicholas Puzzella, OD
NPI 1851025761ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Philadelphia, PA
Optometrist (OD) with Shillington Eye Associates, practicing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $68,930 for 279 claims, against $35,268 paid for services in 2024. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $71.61 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1851025761 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 15, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | OEG0003917 | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 427 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 556 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $35,268 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 279 · 457 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 116 |
| Total drug cost | $68,930 |
| Generic share | 62% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Shillington Eye AssociatesShillington, PA · 4 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$71.61 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$101.46 · 5 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $38.16 | 1 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $19.03 | 1 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $14.42 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$71.61 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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