Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D.
Optometrist · Elverson, PA
Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Elverson, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1730133414, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001294, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Angela Shirk
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001294 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2514 Ridge RD, Elverson, PA 19520
- Phone
- (610) 913-0126
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 913-2020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040227000384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret Angela Shirk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost45 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol30 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Margaret A. Shirk O.D. And Associates IncElverson, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret Angela Shirk among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Elverson
They are 2 of the 55 NPPES records with a practice address in Elverson, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly Rizzo, O.D.Elverson, PA 195201982828851
- Richard ChristophGilbertsville, PA 195251528021284
- Lori Gray, ODGilbertsville, PA 195251790973964
- Cara Reitnauer, O.D.Gilbertsville, PA 195251750693131
- Justin Sleigh, ODGilbertsville, PA 195251154042943
- Jennifer Zerfass, O.D.Gilbertsville, PA 195251801157722
- Barbra Meehan, O.D.Hamburg, PA 195261376861724
- Edward Furman, O.D.Boyertown, PA 195121831273796
Common questions
What is Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D.'s NPI number?
Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730133414, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2514 Ridge RD, Elverson, PA, 19520. Phone: (610) 913-0126. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001294, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Angela Shirk, O.D. had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 21 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.