Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D.
Optometrist · Setauket, NY
Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Setauket, New York, and NPI 1538476171, issued on Sep 2, 2010. Check the license (New York 007620, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Justin Schaffer
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 007620 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Nesconset Hwy, Setauket, NY 11733
- Phone
- (631) 751-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160901000629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3400 Nesconset Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alex Justin Schaffer 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 007620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
585 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone159 claims
- Ofloxacin40 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol32 claims
- Latanoprost24 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate23 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $526.35
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sight Medical Doctors PLLCEast Setauket, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Justin Schaffer among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D. 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 2010, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 55% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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.
All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Setauket → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Brodsky, O.D.East Setauket, NY 117331548255391
- Uyen Dao, O.D.East Setauket, NY 117331346269271
- Nancy Kwon, M.D.East Setauket, NY 117331629004577
- Brian LudwigSetauket, NY 117331932512506
- Jay Siegall, O.D.South Setauket, NY 117331578645453
- Kristen Stuart, ODEast Setauket, NY 117331679135875
- Christine Beers, ODFarmingdale, NY 117351952574436
- Joseph GraffeoFarmingdale, NY 117351285896001
Common questions
What is Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D.'s NPI number?
Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538476171, issued on Sep 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Nesconset Hwy, Setauket, NY, 11733. Phone: (631) 751-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 007620, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D. had 585 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alex Justin Schaffer, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.