NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D.

Optometrist · Vancouver, WA

Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Vancouver, Washington, and NPI 1194895169, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Washington 3996, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194895169
Name
Mersedeh Safari Snider
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
3996 WA
3134AT OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
720 SE 160TH Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684
Phone
(360) 816-4411
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(360) 836-5373
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160420002613); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

149 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.

  1. Mersedeh Safari Snider149
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost106 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate12 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: $177.70

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.

  1. Mersedeh Safari Snider$177.70
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Mersedeh Safari Snider among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington

Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 67% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Washington

There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valentin Ardeleanu, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986841639182116
  2. Julie Brown, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986841134221989
  3. Kristen DerryVancouver, WA 986841730523788
  4. Kim Forgione, ODVancouver, WA 986841063866424
  5. Marvin Helde, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986841003915398
  6. Christen Jankowski, ODVancouver, WA 986841255393849
  7. Todd Richardson, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986841346240512
  8. Shelby Wickhorst, O.D.Vancouver, WA 986841982790721

Common questions

What is Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D.'s NPI number?

Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194895169, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 SE 160TH Ave, Vancouver, WA, 98684. Phone: (360) 816-4411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number 3996, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mersedeh Safari Snider, O.D. had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.