Howard B. Kushner, O.D.
Vision Therapy Optometrist · Saratoga Springs, NY
Howard B. Kushner, O.D. is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in Saratoga Springs, New York, and NPI 1366550410, issued on Aug 28, 2006. Check the license (New York 005227, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard B. Kushner
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
- License number
- 005227 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 464 Maple Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
- Phone
- (518) 886-1710
- Enumerated
- Aug 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 886-1392
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070424000277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest vision therapy optometrist records → All 49 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Verify Howard B. Kushner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 005227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vision therapy optometrist in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin13 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: $694.12
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 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
- Albany Troy Cataract And Laser AssociatesAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard B. Kushner among 49 vision therapy optometrist records in New York
Howard B. Kushner, O.D. is one of 49 vision therapy optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 39% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 39% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 19 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WV0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in New York
There are 49 vision therapy optometrist records in New York.
All 49 in New York → Every provider in Saratoga Springs → Vision Therapy Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 vision therapy optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Lack, O.D.Lake Katrine, NY 124491902861685
- Christina KendallAlbany, NY 122061164067898
- Tina WallaceHauppauge, NY 117881285271254
- Bradley Meltzer, O.D.Nesconset, NY 117671558363861
- Stephen Morgenstern, O.D.East Northport, NY 117311710030127
- Michele Bessler, O.D.Westbury, NY 115901053438564
- Jennifer Nelson-Jankowski, O.D.Glen Cove, NY 115421326019761
- Lisa Faret, TVIGarden City, NY 115301982809638
Common questions
What is Howard B. Kushner, O.D.'s NPI number?
Howard B. Kushner, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366550410, issued on Aug 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard B. Kushner, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 464 Maple Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866. Phone: (518) 886-1710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard B. Kushner, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 005227, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard B. Kushner, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard B. Kushner, O.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among vision therapy optometrist prescribers was 189. 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.