Boris Kapelnik, O.D.
Optometrist · Forest Hills, NY
Boris Kapelnik, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Forest Hills, New York, and NPI 1013963057, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Boris Kapelnik
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046009780 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6373 108TH St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
- Phone
- (718) 896-2020
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6373 108TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Olga Sandhu, ODOptometrist1124910435
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Verify Boris Kapelnik in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
33.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
9,213 Medicare Part D claims for 1,141 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 83% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis2,609 claims
- Xiidra1,353 claims
- Lumigan664 claims
- Zerviate596 claims
- Latanoprost452 claims
- Cyclosporine344 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,059.23
48 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Avenue U Optometry P.C.Brooklyn, NY
- Sunny Vision Optometry PCSunnyside, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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.
All 35 in Forest Hills → All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Forest Hills →
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- Thomas Abbott, O.D.Horseheads, NY1619176492
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- Nouralison Abdella, ODNew York, NY1487403614
- Susan Abdenour Young, O.D.Brooklyn, NY1225260706
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- Elana Abilevitz, ODNew York, NY1790947372
Common questions
What is Boris Kapelnik, O.D.'s NPI number?
Boris Kapelnik, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013963057, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Boris Kapelnik, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6373 108TH St, Forest Hills, NY, 11375. Phone: (718) 896-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Boris Kapelnik, O.D.'s license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Boris Kapelnik, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Boris Kapelnik, O.D. had 9,213 Medicare Part D claims for 1,141 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Boris Kapelnik, O.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.