NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Richard Paskowski, OD

Optometrist · Brooklyn, NY

John Richard Paskowski, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1285797373, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (New York TUV0049271, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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
1285797373
Name
John Richard Paskowski
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TUV0049271 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4820 5TH Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Phone
(718) 439-7070
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 439-0270
Medicaid ID
01097007 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120131000252); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 1988
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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Also registered at 4820 5TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bernard Weitz, ODOptometrist1265595607
  2. Jan Weitz, ODOptometrist1497986715

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

115 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. John Paskowski115
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl42 claims
  2. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth22 claims
  3. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone21 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: $79.35

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. 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.

  1. John Paskowski$79.35
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Paskowski-Weitz P CBrooklyn, NY

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

John Richard Paskowski among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

John Richard Paskowski, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 66% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New York

There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edmund Chan, ODBrooklyn, NY 112201386128536
  2. Nancy Glassman, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112201982639852
  3. Martin Kusnetz, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112201558446070
  4. Arthur Lewis, ODBrooklyn, NY 112201124205307
  5. Diana Li, D.O.Brooklyn, NY 112201043763873
  6. Nicole Mizrahi, O. D.Brooklyn, NY 112201558714188
  7. Paul Patsalis, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112201679576102
  8. Samia Tahir, ODBrooklyn, NY 112201912568585

Common questions

What is John Richard Paskowski, OD's NPI number?

John Richard Paskowski, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285797373, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Richard Paskowski, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4820 5TH Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Phone: (718) 439-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Richard Paskowski, OD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number TUV0049271, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Richard Paskowski, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Richard Paskowski, OD had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.