Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D.
Optometrist · West Caldwell, NJ
Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in West Caldwell, New Jersey, and NPI 1366494486, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00478800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Andrew Schkolnick
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 27OA00478800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 616 Bloomfield Ave Ste 3B, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
- Phone
- (973) 228-9786
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2022
- Fax
- (973) 228-5427
- Medicaid ID
- 1344501 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120117000615); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Andrew Schkolnick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00478800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth23 claims
- Latanoprost20 claims
- Ofloxacin12 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: $1,305.69
18 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.
Joseph Andrew Schkolnick among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D. is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 69% 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 Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in West Caldwell
They are 5 of the 275 NPPES records with a practice address in West Caldwell, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Iosebashvili, O.D.West Caldwell, NJ 070061831100031
- Elvira Levit, ODWest Caldwell, NJ 070061477700987
- Glenn Malat, O.D.West Caldwell, NJ 070061386630150
- Seema Shah, O.D.West Caldwell, NJ 070061396178505
- Jose Pierre, O.D.Boonton, NJ 070051487741104
- Alexa Fox, ODFairfield, NJ 070041346765518
- Steven Sorkin, O.D.Fairfield, NJ 070041548253875
- Charles Cummins, O.D.Bloomfield, NJ 070031396702296
Common questions
What is Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366494486, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 616 Bloomfield Ave Ste 3B, West Caldwell, NJ, 07006. Phone: (973) 228-9786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00478800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Andrew Schkolnick, O.D. had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 53 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.