NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Asima Cuevas, O.D.

Optometrist · Union, NJ

Asima Cuevas, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Union, New Jersey, and NPI 1609843341, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey OA5844, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609843341
Name
Asima Cuevas
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
OA5844 NJ
OM 0045700 NJ
RT006419 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2222 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083
Phone
(908) 964-2130
Enumerated
Mar 1, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2025
Fax
(908) 964-2132
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050803000922); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

33 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Asima Cuevas33
  2. Specialty average277

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): 79.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $20.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Asima Cuevas$20.45
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. State OF New York Comptrollers OfficeNew York, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Asima Cuevas among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey

Asima Cuevas, O.D. is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 69% 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 Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 optometrist records list a practice address in Union

They are 15 of the 1,094 NPPES records with a practice address in Union, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cristine Areola, ODUnion, NJ 070831700561131
  2. Dawn Arnold, ODUnion, NJ 070831447366588
  3. Jesse Estacio, ODUnion, NJ 070831336742816
  4. A Friedman, ODUnion, NJ 070831114087889
  5. Marjorie Jenkins, ODUnion, NJ 070831144874256
  6. Sandra Kantorek, O.D.Union, NJ 070831588659437
  7. Arthur Kravitz, ODUnion, NJ 070831316021140
  8. Miranda Lee, O.D.Union, NJ 070831811127723

Common questions

What is Asima Cuevas, O.D.'s NPI number?

Asima Cuevas, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609843341, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Asima Cuevas, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 Morris Ave, Union, NJ, 07083. Phone: (908) 964-2130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Asima Cuevas, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number OA5844, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Asima Cuevas, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Asima Cuevas, O.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Asima Cuevas, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.7 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.