Kenneth M. Brownsten
Optician · Buffalo, NY
Kenneth M. Brownsten is an optician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1700150372, issued on Feb 29, 2012. Check the license (New York C0036931, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Kenneth M. Brownsten
- Primary taxonomy
- Optician 156FX1800X
- License number
- C0036931 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Phone
- (716) 854-1620
- Enumerated
- Feb 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Thomas Cherre, OPTICIANOptician1780959064
- John Kwiatkowski, OPTICIANOptician1811261324
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- Gerald SchneggenburgerOptician1417221078
- Rodney Staples, OPTICIANOptician1972877488
- James WeigandOptician1629343686
Verify Kenneth M. Brownsten 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 C0036931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Kenneth M. Brownsten among 1,141 optician records in New York
Kenneth M. Brownsten is one of 1,141 optician records with a practice address in New York. under 1% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 48% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 156FX1800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optician providers in New York
There are 1,141 optician records in New York. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 optician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Cherre, OPTICIANBuffalo, NY 142021780959064
- Kenneth Glasgow, OPTICIAN AASBuffalo, NY 142021891977377
- John Kwiatkowski, OPTICIANBuffalo, NY 142021811261324
- Mary LeeBuffalo, NY 142021003029752
- Matthew Riordan, ABO/NCLEBuffalo, NY 142021952642779
- Gerald SchneggenburgerBuffalo, NY 142021417221078
- Rodney Staples, OPTICIANBuffalo, NY 142021972877488
- James WeigandBuffalo, NY 142021629343686
Common questions
What is Kenneth M. Brownsten's NPI number?
Kenneth M. Brownsten's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700150372, issued on Feb 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth M. Brownsten located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14202. Phone: (716) 854-1620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth M. Brownsten's license?
NPPES lists New York license number C0036931, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.