Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D.
Optometrist · Brooklyn, NY
Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1205886314, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (New York TUV003548-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Paul Gamss
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV003548-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1316 Kings Hwy, Brooklyn, NY 11229
- Phone
- (718) 692-1980
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00491832 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040325001573); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1316 Kings Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Paul Gamss 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 TUV003548-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Benjamin Paul Gamss among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Benjamin Paul Gamss, 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
- Graduated1977 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hernando Alfonso, ODBrooklyn, NY 112291871561134
- Jenny Bartov, OD, MSBrooklyn, NY 112291003360280
- Yaacov Ben-Haim, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291801129614
- Agness Blumkin, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYBrooklyn, NY 112291952497778
- Charles Cohen, ODBrooklyn, NY 112291720753973
- Burt Eschen, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291740357375
- Dmitry Gurevich, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291750456133
- Tarek Hawasly, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291124216098
Common questions
What is Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205886314, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1316 Kings Hwy, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (718) 692-1980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV003548-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Paul Gamss, O.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.