Laura Schwartz, OD
Optometrist · New Orleans, LA
Laura Schwartz, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1053895144, issued on Sep 24, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 1904-840AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Schwartz
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1904-840AT LA
ATI-4407 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-3995
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 842-8892
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211130002583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Schwartz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1904-840ATCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
108 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost25 claims
- Combigan13 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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: $953.56
24 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
- Grove Ave Eye Center PCMidlothian, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Schwartz among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Laura Schwartz, OD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Borchers, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211043403439
- Lionel Boudreaux, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211770540668
- Kefla Brown, O.D.New Orleans, LA 701211275590176
- Ashley Delcambre, ODNew Orleans, LA 701211558914077
- Jeanne Herman, ODNew Orleans, LA 701211205092715
- James Lamar, O.D.New Orleans, LA 701211346654126
- Sanica Matthews, ODNew Orleans, LA 701211821344334
- Breanne McGhee, O.D., MEDNew Orleans, LA 701211386996619
Common questions
What is Laura Schwartz, OD's NPI number?
Laura Schwartz, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053895144, issued on Sep 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Schwartz, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Schwartz, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1904-840AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Schwartz, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Schwartz, OD had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.