Dr. James Constans , MD
Ophthalmology โข Richmond, VA
401 N 11th St
Richmond, VA 232191901
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NPI assigned on April 19, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,851 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92014 โ Established patient complete exam of visual system: 378 service units.
- 92133 โ Imaging of optic nerve: 317 service units.
- 92083 โ Exam of visual field with extended testing: 311 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 13 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 4,323 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost โ 1,066 prescription fills, including refills.
- Brimonidine Tartrate โ 763 prescription fills, including refills.
- Dorzolamide-Timolol (Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat) โ 666 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 24 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Richmond, VA (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 4,305. Middle half: 1,600 to 8,203.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,382. Middle half: 859 to 4,452.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 353 in 2020 to 1,851 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
401 N 11th St
Richmond, VA 232191901
NPPES lists 5 distinct additional practice-address records in Fredericksburg, VA; Henrico, VA; Raleigh, NC and 1 more. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mcv Associated Physicians. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
647 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $147,402 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $92,064 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
8,553 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$312,869 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $258.55 across 10 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $258.55 across 10 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.: $200.42 across 7 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $37.93 across 2 records.
- Alcon Vision LLC: $20.20 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2014
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Constans has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Constans as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Richmond and Virginia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Richmond, VA (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 4,305. Middle half: 1,600 to 8,203.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,382. Middle half: 859 to 4,452.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Richmond, VA (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $512,914. Middle half: $148,215 to $754,746.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $269,689. Middle half: $95,530 to $534,401.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Richmond, VA (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $383,084. Middle half: $108,414 to $542,111.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $197,777. Middle half: $67,054 to $388,179.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Richmond, VA (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 864. Middle half: 400 to 2,074.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 388 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 835. Middle half: 328 to 1,699.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Richmond, VA (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,913. Middle half: $9,851 to $240,067.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 388 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $59,096. Middle half: $14,505 to $172,131.
82 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Richmond, VA (592 in Virginia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Richmond
0% of these 82 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
48.8% of these 82 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 424% from 353 in 2020 to 1,851 in 2024.
- 2020: 353
- 2021: 2,521
- 2022: 2,956
- 2023: 3,153
- 2024: 1,851
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 434% from $27,578 in 2020 to $147,402 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,578
- 2021: $207,643
- 2022: $254,306
- 2023: $280,303
- 2024: $147,402
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 324% from $21,690 in 2020 to $92,064 in 2024.
- 2020: $21,690
- 2021: $153,321
- 2022: $176,524
- 2023: $197,577
- 2024: $92,064
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 317% from 1,036 in 2020 to 4,323 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,036
- 2021: 2,122
- 2022: 3,784
- 2023: 4,527
- 2024: 4,323
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 337% from 1,957 in 2020 to 8,553 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,957
- 2021: 3,827
- 2022: 7,291
- 2023: 8,889
- 2024: 8,553
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 409% from $61,429 in 2020 to $312,869 in 2024.
- 2020: $61,429
- 2021: $154,906
- 2022: $328,942
- 2023: $378,578
- 2024: $312,869
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $31.13 in 2020 to $258.55 in 2024.
- 2020: $31.13
- 2021: $810.21
- 2022: $400.55
- 2023: $382.00
- 2024: $258.55
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $258.55.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $121.43 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $22.77 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $20.40 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rocklatan | General | $20.20 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $19.38 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $19.23 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DURYSTA | General | $15.16 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $10.13 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $6.25 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $3.60 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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378 | 355 | $210.30 | $117.33 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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317 | 312 | $80.74 | $31.32 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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311 | 304 | $136.18 | $57.94 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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308 | 272 | $138.19 | $84.02 |
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92020
Exam of the internal drainage system of eye
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174 | 160 | $59.12 | $25.61 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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121 | 102 | $188.84 | $120.03 |
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76514
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness
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69 | 69 | $28.37 | $9.83 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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46 | 43 | $92.32 | $36.95 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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33 | 33 | $259.44 | $139.47 |
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66984
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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31 | 19 | $1278.24 | $436.94 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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28 | 28 | $210.26 | $156.21 |
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65855
Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow
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21 | 17 | $491.99 | $225.56 |
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92136
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
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14 | 14 | $136.00 | $43.51 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 1,066 | 65,346 | $12,427.93 | 317 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 763 | 44,857 | $6,714.49 | 244 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 666 | 39,574 | $9,989.82 | 198 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 549 | 38,878 | $6,861.13 | 196 |
| Vyzulta | Latanoprostene Bunod | 198 | 7,630 | $73,684.93 | 49 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 197 | 12,605 | $3,659.91 | 76 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 148 | 6,938 | $61,876.83 | 40 |
| Acetazolamide | Acetazolamide | 117 | 4,935 | $6,847.04 | 38 |
| Rhopressa | Netarsudil Mesylate | 104 | 4,747 | $44,340.20 | 27 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 83 | 3,960 | $4,450.42 | 48 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | Pilocarpine Hcl | 70 | 4,410 | $5,180.72 | 24 |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 55 | 3,164 | $9,096.77 | 16 |
| Betaxolol Hcl | Betaxolol Hcl | 45 | 2,473 | $3,286.04 | 14 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 42 | 2,419 | $9,406.80 | 11 |
| Rocklatan | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 40 | 2,070 | $25,160.47 | 11 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 34 | 1,058 | $650.69 | 27 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide/Timolol/Pf | 27 | 1,410 | $4,518.94 | โ |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 21 | 481 | $293.17 | 13 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 21 | 436 | $302.67 | 19 |
| Simbrinza | Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 20 | 1,175 | $7,290.86 | 11 |
| Ofloxacin | Ofloxacin | 16 | 526 | $302.36 | 15 |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 15 | 953 | $5,722.76 | โ |
| Bimatoprost | Bimatoprost | 15 | 513 | $1,297.09 | โ |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 11 | 450 | $9,507.14 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-03-16NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20241226000830
VA
1052538519
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mcv Associated Physicians
401 N 11th St, Richmond, VA 232191914
Phone: 8048288737
Secondary Practice Locations
8700 Stony Point Pkwy Ste 220
Richmond, VA 232351966
Phone: 8048289315
11958 W Broad St
Henrico, VA 232331007
Phone: 8048289315
10528 Spotsylvania Ave
Fredericksburg, VA 224082710
Phone: 8048289315
1000 E Broad St
Richmond, VA 232191930
Phone: 8048289315
2709 Blue Ridge Rd Ste 100
Raleigh, NC 276076462
Phone: 9197825400
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 401 N 11TH ST, RICHMOND, VA 232191901 (Tel: 8048289315)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: VA 0101283509)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: NC 202000656)
Registered at 2709 BLUE RIDGE RD STE 100, RALEIGH, NC 276076462 (Tel: 9197825400)
Registered at CLEVELAND CLINIC COLE EYE INSTITUE I30 9500 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 441950001 (Tel: 2164442020)
Registered at CLEVELAND CLINIC COLE EYE INSTITUE I30 9500 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 441950001
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: OH 35.135545)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at MSC OPHTHALMOLOGY, 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 871310001 (Tel: 6176364648)
Registered at MSC OPHTHALMOLOGY, 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ALBEQUERQUE, NM 871310001
Recorded as JAMES CONSTANS, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 260 TREMONT ST, NEW ENGLAND EYE CENTER, BOSTON, MA 021165603 (Tel: 6176364600)
Registered at 800 WASHINGTON ST # 450, NEW ENGLAND EYE CENTER, BOSTON, MA 021111552 (Tel: 6176364648)
Recorded as JAMES CONSTANS, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Richmond
- Dr. Lindley Smith, MD
- Dr. Perry Mullen, MD
- Dr. Jessica Randolph, MD
- Dr. Jacob Mascaro, MD
- Dr. James Harkrader, MD
- Dr. Gary Cook, MD
Mailing Address
Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institue I30 9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 441950001