Buck Sverdlin, O.D.
Optometrist · Brooklyn, NY
Buck Sverdlin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1801149828, issued on Oct 16, 2012. Check the license (New York 007947, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Buck Sverdlin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 007947 NY
14553 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 304 Manhattan Ave Apt 2, Brooklyn, NY 11211
- Phone
- (310) 895-3422
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130612000316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Buck Sverdlin 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 007947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
3,233 Medicare Part D claims for 698 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl1,076 claims
- Latanoprost393 claims
- Xiidra235 claims
- Lumigan229 claims
- Restasis221 claims
- Timolol Maleate162 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: $32.29
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.
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
- Focus Medical NY PLLCBrooklyn, NY
- Wayne Tabachnick OD PCBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Buck Sverdlin among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Buck Sverdlin, 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 2012, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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.
All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gabrielle Aminova, ODBrooklyn, NY 112111497364095
- Jin Chiu, ODBrooklyn, NY 112111104469287
- Seung ChoiBrooklyn, NY 112111861086910
- Aaron From, ODBrooklyn, NY 112111649225277
- Liang Ge, ODBrooklyn, NY 112111497225296
- Vanessa Hernandez, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112111013324417
- Nari KimBrooklyn, NY 112111639642788
- Lucia LeoneBrooklyn, NY 112111205556602
Common questions
What is Buck Sverdlin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Buck Sverdlin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801149828, issued on Oct 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Buck Sverdlin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 Manhattan Ave Apt 2, Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Phone: (310) 895-3422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Buck Sverdlin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 007947, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Buck Sverdlin, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Buck Sverdlin, O.D. had 3,233 Medicare Part D claims for 698 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.