Linda Sue Shenkle, OD
Optometrist · Amherst, NY
Linda Sue Shenkle, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1144225152, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (New York TUV005071-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Sue Shenkle
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV005071-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228
- Phone
- (716) 564-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 564-2060
- Medicaid ID
- 02505984 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101124000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adrienne Cassata, O.D.Optometrist1548200801
- Thomas Elmer, MDSpecialist1255335907
- Michael Endl, MDOphthalmology Physician1811992019
- Claus Fichte, MDSpecialist1689679730
- Lisa Genovese, O.D.Optometrist1487659553
- Richard NeriObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1972569663
Verify Linda Sue Shenkle 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 TUV005071-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
178 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost45 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims
- Cyclosporine20 claims
- Miebo17 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $204.31
4 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
- R J Joba OD PCDerby, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda Sue Shenkle among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Linda Sue Shenkle, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,667 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 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.
All 3,535 in New York → Every provider in Amherst → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adrienne Cassata, O.D.Amherst, NY 142281548200801
- Lisa Genovese, O.D.Amherst, NY 142281487659553
- Mark Rodman, O.D.Amherst, NY 142281255306023
- Marissa Seider, ODAmherst, NY 142281558048728
- Michael Towles-Schwen, O.D.Amherst, NY 142281669573242
- Hannah Zellner, ODAmherst, NY 142281750909800
- Thomas O'Connor, ODCheektowaga, NY 142271558457853
- John Blackley, ODAmherst, NY 142261497718159
Common questions
What is Linda Sue Shenkle, OD's NPI number?
Linda Sue Shenkle, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144225152, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Sue Shenkle, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2825 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY, 14228. Phone: (716) 564-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Sue Shenkle, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV005071-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda Sue Shenkle, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Sue Shenkle, OD had 178 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Linda Sue Shenkle, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.