George E. Schertzinger, OD
Optometrist · Snow Hill, NC
George E. Schertzinger, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Snow Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1548220056, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 0971, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George E. Schertzinger
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0971 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 Parkwood Dr, Snow Hill, NC 28580
- Phone
- (252) 747-8149
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 747-4149
- Medicaid ID
- 7909799 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071113000706); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 107 Parkwood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- George Schertzinger, ODOptometrist1356975601
Verify George E. Schertzinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
830 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost194 claims
- Lumigan130 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol87 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth85 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine73 claims
- Combigan32 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
George E. Schertzinger among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
George E. Schertzinger, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Snow Hill
They are 2 of the 90 NPPES records with a practice address in Snow Hill, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Snow Hill → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Schertzinger, ODSnow Hill, NC 285801356975601
- Jennifer Butler, ODSwansboro, NC 285841952976201
- Linda Doering, O.D.Cape Carteret, NC 285841528016185
- Jessica Oneil, ODSwansboro, NC 285841366778979
- Tina Siegel, ODSwansboro, NC 285841639137045
- Alisa Strickland, ODSwansboro, NC 285841548217516
- Lisa Try, ODSwansboro, NC 285841891759924
- David Baxter, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621386681724
Common questions
What is George E. Schertzinger, OD's NPI number?
George E. Schertzinger, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548220056, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George E. Schertzinger, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 Parkwood Dr, Snow Hill, NC, 28580. Phone: (252) 747-8149. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George E. Schertzinger, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0971, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does George E. Schertzinger, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George E. Schertzinger, OD had 830 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George E. Schertzinger, OD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.