David A. Silver, O.D.
Optometrist · Fort Lauderdale, FL
David A. Silver, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1174592562, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Florida OPC3455, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Silver
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC3455 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2466 E Commercial Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
- Phone
- (954) 492-1177
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 492-0352
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090421000560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David A. Silver in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC3455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate14 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine13 claims
- Tobramycin13 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: $326.69
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 one group practice
- Weston Laser And Vision Institute, IncWeston, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David A. Silver among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
David A. Silver, O.D. is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in Fort Lauderdale → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Enker, ODFort Lauderdale, FL 333081174558878
- Dennis Fetch, O.D.,P.AFt Lauderdale, FL 333081992843783
- William Fleisher, ODFt Lauderdale, FL 333081316931116
- Mitchell Goldstein, O.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL 333081770576811
- Heather Groves, ODFort Lauderdale, FL 333081073944278
- Judith Hainline, ODFt Lauderdale, FL 333081285671842
- Cynthia Hardy, O.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL 333081184611337
- Jon Jacobs, O.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333081376535948
Common questions
What is David A. Silver, O.D.'s NPI number?
David A. Silver, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174592562, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Silver, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2466 E Commercial Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308. Phone: (954) 492-1177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Silver, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC3455, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David A. Silver, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Silver, O.D. had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.