Earle Ullman Scharff, OD
Optometrist · Warwick, RI
Earle Ullman Scharff, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Warwick, Rhode Island, and NPI 1982637153, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island ODTA00395, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earle Ullman Scharff
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- ODTA00395 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 566 Toll Gate RD, Warwick, RI 02886
- Phone
- (401) 738-4800
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2022
- Fax
- (401) 738-8153
- Medicaid ID
- 9007899 RI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816003763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 267 in Rhode Island → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 566 Toll Gate RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephanie Costa, CNPNurse Practitioner1083101174
- Richard Crute, OPTICIANOptician1134299381
- Andrea Depoutot, ODOptometrist1366133555
- Vikrant Donthamsetti, D.OOphthalmology Physician1871895110
- Lawrence Ehrlich, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1790713410
- Tiffany Graham, O.D.Optometrist1043704794
Verify Earle Ullman Scharff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this profession
Search for license ODTA00395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
343 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate71 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone64 claims
- Restasis51 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate32 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Ofloxacin19 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: $305.54
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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 one group practice
- Refocus Eye Health OF RI, LLCFall River, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Earle Ullman Scharff among 267 optometrist records in Rhode Island
Earle Ullman Scharff, OD is one of 267 optometrist records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 79% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2009 among the 192 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 optometrist records list a practice address in Warwick
They are 41 of the 2,776 NPPES records with a practice address in Warwick, and 267 optometrist records in Rhode Island.
All 267 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Warwick → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Ainley, O.D.Warwick, RI 028861376519637
- Richard Belhumeur, O.D.Warwick, RI 028861093712580
- Pamela Blodgett, O.D.Warwick, RI 028861407853997
- Kristin Brennan, O.D.Warwick, RI 028861871682351
- Jane Ireland, O.D.Warwick, RI 028861629032743
- Jay Kile, ODWarwick, RI 028861811987746
- Dorothy Koch, O.D.Warwick, RI 028861457426504
- Greg Levin, O.D.Warwick, RI 028861407929169
Common questions
What is Earle Ullman Scharff, OD's NPI number?
Earle Ullman Scharff, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982637153, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earle Ullman Scharff, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 566 Toll Gate RD, Warwick, RI, 02886. Phone: (401) 738-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earle Ullman Scharff, OD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number ODTA00395, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Earle Ullman Scharff, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earle Ullman Scharff, OD had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 207 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.