Amy Himmelstein
Optometrist · Bristol, CT
Amy Himmelstein is an optometrist with a practice address in Bristol, Connecticut, and NPI 1245257153, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 1085, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amy Himmelstein
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1085 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 440 N Main St Ste B, Bristol, CT 06010
- Phone
- (860) 582-2166
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2024
- Fax
- (860) 582-8044
- Medicaid ID
- 004133823 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120717000658); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amy Himmelstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 1085Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
149 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 84% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis37 claims
- Cyclosporine35 claims
- Xiidra21 claims
- Cequa13 claims
- Tyrvaya13 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: $203.49
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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.
Amy Himmelstein among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Amy Himmelstein is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Bristol
They are 13 of the 854 NPPES records with a practice address in Bristol, and 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thaddeus Bartles, O.D.Bristol, CT 060101154314144
- Maria Della Porta, ODBristol, CT 060101699781419
- Megan Godard, O.D.Bristol, CT 060101316177983
- Joana LalajBristol, CT 060101982408522
- Michelle Moore, O. D.Bristol, CT 060101194795971
- Christina Napoletano, O.D.Bristol, CT 060101487094793
- Erica Nierendorf, O.D.Bristol, CT 060101376750786
- Juliet Plucinik, ODBristol, CT 060101912685538
Common questions
What is Amy Himmelstein's NPI number?
Amy Himmelstein's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245257153, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amy Himmelstein located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 440 N Main St Ste B, Bristol, CT, 06010. Phone: (860) 582-2166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amy Himmelstein's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 1085, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amy Himmelstein prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amy Himmelstein had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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.