Melissa Schnitzer, OD
Optometrist · Schenectady, NY
Melissa Schnitzer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Schenectady, New York, and NPI 1801855515, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (New York VUT0067861, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Schnitzer
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- VUT0067861 NY
TUV006786 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 441 Balltown RD # B, Schenectady, NY 12304
- Phone
- (518) 346-6290
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Fax
- (518) 346-6293
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Schnitzer 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 VUT0067861Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $376.63
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Melissa Schnitzer among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Melissa Schnitzer, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Schenectady → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raymond Franzone, ODSchedectady, NY 123041831150762
- Michael McGraw, ODSchenectady, NY 123041396706222
- Claire Bianchi, ODSchenectady, NY 123031508057563
- Michelle Hall, O.D.Schenectady, NY 123031992767081
- Rachel McCann, ODSchenectady, NY 123031699938191
- Robert McClure, ODSchenectady, NY 123031215997549
- Albert Morier, O.D.Schenectady, NY 123031285670018
- Thomas Morrissey, O.D.Schenectady, NY 123031750495453
Common questions
What is Melissa Schnitzer, OD's NPI number?
Melissa Schnitzer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801855515, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Schnitzer, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 441 Balltown RD # B, Schenectady, NY, 12304. Phone: (518) 346-6290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Schnitzer, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number VUT0067861, 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. 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.