Herbert Michael Simkin, OD
Optometrist · West Palm Beach, FL
Herbert Michael Simkin, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in West Palm Beach, Florida, and NPI 1447367396, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Florida 001055, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Herbert Michael Simkin
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 001055 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
- Phone
- (561) 640-5138
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (561) 686-0029
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050429000804); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1801 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd
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Verify Herbert Michael Simkin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 001055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone15 claims
- Tobramycin12 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: $594.55
9 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Florida, LLCPalm Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Herbert Michael Simkin among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Herbert Michael Simkin, OD 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
- Graduated1972 · median 2006 among the 1,833 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 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 West Palm Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Brockman, ODWest Palm Beach, FL 334011598764672
- Sydney Goldstein, OFWest Palm Beach, FL 334011609743491
- Oanh Hoang, O.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011952680480
- Douglas Jones, O.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011063587327
- Sohini Patel, O.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011740726645
- Renaye Quintyne, O.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011962546242
- Deon Erickson, ODPalm Beach Gardens, FL 334031659338929
- Catherine Ford, ODLake Park, FL 334031073520441
Common questions
What is Herbert Michael Simkin, OD's NPI number?
Herbert Michael Simkin, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447367396, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Herbert Michael Simkin, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401. Phone: (561) 640-5138. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Herbert Michael Simkin, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 001055, 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 Herbert Michael Simkin, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Herbert Michael Simkin, OD had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.