Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D.
Optometrist · Forest Hills, NY
Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Forest Hills, New York, and NPI 1659338325, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (New York VUTOO5028, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arlene Ellen Schwartz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- VUTOO5028 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9808 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375
- Phone
- (718) 520-8055
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 520-8056
- Medicaid ID
- 01435363 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090102000314); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arlene Ellen Schwartz 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 VUTOO5028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
195 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol31 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 claims
- Lumigan13 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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.
Arlene Ellen Schwartz among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Arlene Ellen Schwartz, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
35 optometrist records list a practice address in Forest Hills
They are 35 of the 3,712 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest Hills, and 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elzie Chan-Englender, O.D.Forest Hills, NY 113751508860065
- Michael Kakzanov, O.D.Forest Hills, NY 113751841378510
- Boris Kapelnik, O.D.Forest Hills, NY 113751013963057
- Svetlana Katanov, ODForest Hills, NY 113751003963992
- Charles Klein, O.D.Forest Hills, NY 113751861577801
- Sander Levine, ODForest Hills, NY 113751952489429
- Natalya Malakova, O.D.Forest Hills, NY 113751497795983
- Lisa Modesto, O.D.Forest Hills, NY 113751598879637
Common questions
What is Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659338325, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9808 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY, 11375. Phone: (718) 520-8055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number VUTOO5028, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arlene Ellen Schwartz, O.D. had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.