NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erica Schimel, OD

Optometrist · Malden, MA

Erica Schimel, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Malden, Massachusetts, and NPI 1659251262, issued on Sep 4, 2025. Check the license (Massachusetts OPT8333, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659251262
Name
Erica Schimel
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
OPT8333 MA
011309 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Highland Ave # 3B, Malden, MA 02148
Phone
(781) 321-9039
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2025
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251106001097); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Erica Schimel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
    Search for license OPT8333    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mass Optometric Associates, PLLCMalden, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Erica Schimel among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts

Erica Schimel, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 optometrist records list a practice address in Malden

They are 17 of the 1,065 NPPES records with a practice address in Malden, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.

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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maysa Abbas, ODMalden, MA 021481588247787
  2. Keith Andrews, O.D.Malden, MA 021481023192200
  3. Leonard Bertoli, ODMalden, MA 021481477504538
  4. Dylan Bui, ODMalden, MA 021481659345874
  5. Emma Chu, O.D.Malden, MA 021481376926311
  6. Marina Grinspan, ODMalden, MA 021481831105691
  7. Kristina Lazar, O.D.Malden, MA 021481962758581
  8. Jia Jiann LiawMalden, MA 021481609327774

Common questions

What is Erica Schimel, OD's NPI number?

Erica Schimel, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659251262, issued on Sep 4, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erica Schimel, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Highland Ave # 3B, Malden, MA, 02148. Phone: (781) 321-9039. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erica Schimel, OD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number OPT8333, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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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.