James P. Scherman, OD
Optometrist · Saint Louis, MO
James P. Scherman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1548574775, issued on Jul 29, 2010. Check the license (Missouri 2010020769, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James P. Scherman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2010020769 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7 N Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
- Phone
- (314) 884-2382
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 884-2383
- Medicaid ID
- 1548574775 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100920000846); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James P. Scherman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2010020769Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
211 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Restasis30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
- Vyzulta16 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol15 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: $268.17
14 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
- Clarkson Optometry IncSt Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James P. Scherman among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
James P. Scherman, OD is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Missouri
There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrea Andrud, ODSaint Louis, MO 631081972765584
- Kyle Dohrman, ODSaint Louis, MO 631081811275597
- Katherine Gettinger, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631081699157735
- Emily Gum, ODSaint Louis, MO 631081780068395
- Eric Harris, ODSaint Louis, MO 631081043591365
- Mark Kahrhoff, ODSaint Louis, MO 631081528154275
- Brian Lopatin, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631081710946991
- Emily O'Brien, ODSaint Louis, MO 631081487214961
Common questions
What is James P. Scherman, OD's NPI number?
James P. Scherman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548574775, issued on Jul 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James P. Scherman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7 N Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 884-2382. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James P. Scherman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2010020769, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James P. Scherman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James P. Scherman, OD had 211 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.