Michael Shea, O.D.
Optometrist · Torrington, CT
Michael Shea, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1447670401, issued on Apr 17, 2014. Check the license (Connecticut 002913, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Shea
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002913 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 379 Prospect St, Torrington, CT 06790
- Phone
- (860) 489-8445
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160511000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Shea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 002913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
469 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost88 claims
- Restasis84 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth58 claims
- Xiidra36 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate34 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 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: $127.88
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Blondin Shea Eye Care LLCTorrington, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Shea among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Michael Shea, O.D. is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Connecticut
There are 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
All 675 in Connecticut → Every provider in Torrington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Blondin, ODTorrington, CT 067901386611762
- Alyssa CliffordTorrington, CT 067901225882020
- Mario DangeloTorrington, CT 067901104949262
- Tammy Phan, O.D.Torrington, CT 067901255693263
- Louis Rodier, O.D.Torrington, CT 067901801846084
- Erick Sirignano, O.D.Torrington, CT 067901639188584
- Amanda Tompkins, O.D.Torrington, CT 067901053743534
- Amy Keopraseuth, O.D.Watertown, CT 067951265923247
Common questions
What is Michael Shea, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Shea, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447670401, issued on Apr 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Shea, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 379 Prospect St, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 489-8445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Shea, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 002913, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Shea, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Shea, O.D. had 469 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.