Mary Beth Schanz, OD
Optometrist · Norwalk, CT
Mary Beth Schanz, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Norwalk, Connecticut, and NPI 1518908052, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 002422, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mary Beth Schanz
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002422 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 488 Main Ave Ste 2, Norwalk, CT 06851
- Phone
- (203) 853-9000
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 853-1359
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101223000048); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 488 Main Ave Ste 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mary Beth Schanz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 002422Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
393 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone64 claims
- Timolol Maleate50 claims
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Lumigan29 claims
- Fluorometholone25 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate21 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): 100 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: $733.68
33 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
- Scott M SpectorNorwalk, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Mary Beth Schanz, OD's NPI number?
Mary Beth Schanz, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518908052, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mary Beth Schanz, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 488 Main Ave Ste 2, Norwalk, CT, 06851. Phone: (203) 853-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mary Beth Schanz, OD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 002422, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mary Beth Schanz, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mary Beth Schanz, OD had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mary Beth Schanz, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.