Alan Lax, OD
Optometrist · Yonkers, NY
Alan Lax, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Yonkers, New York, and NPI 1255498838, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (New York VUT0033731, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Lax
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- VUT0033731 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
- Phone
- (914) 337-2100
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (914) 337-2106
- Medicaid ID
- 00511037 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Lax in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license VUT0033731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis17 claims
- Ofloxacin12 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: $223.50
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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.
Alan Lax among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Alan Lax, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% 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 York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abraham Avnilov, O.D.Yonkers, NY 107101407289168
- Linda Collins, ODYonkers, NY 107101487740882
- Ines Fernandez, O.D.Yonkers, NY 107101528419140
- Mark Grisar, O.D.Yonkers, NY 107101285721886
- Thuy Tram Hoang, ODYonkers, NY 107101174357321
- Rinat Kalman, O.D.Yonkers, NY 107101396998506
- Elana KuvunaYonkers, NY 107101477285922
- Diane Mathew, ODYonkers, NY 107101235741661
Common questions
What is Alan Lax, OD's NPI number?
Alan Lax, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255498838, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Lax, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10710. Phone: (914) 337-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Lax, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number VUT0033731, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alan Lax, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Lax, OD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.