Michael R. Waterman, O.D.
Optometrist · New Hartford, NY
Michael R. Waterman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New Hartford, New York, and NPI 1730186768, issued on Jul 6, 2005. Check the license (New York VUT0005040, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael R. Waterman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- VUT0005040 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Paris RD, New Hartford, NY 13413
- Phone
- (315) 797-9091
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 797-9124
- Medicaid ID
- 02601898 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091111000021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Paris RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael R. Waterman 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 VUT0005040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
182 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost109 claims
- Timolol Maleate18 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: $171.91
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- New Hartford Optometry, PLLCNew Hartford, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael R. Waterman among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Michael R. Waterman, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in New Hartford
They are 15 of the 826 NPPES records with a practice address in New Hartford, and 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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- Steven Ohlbaum, O.D.New Hartford, NY 134131134118227
Common questions
What is Michael R. Waterman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael R. Waterman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730186768, issued on Jul 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael R. Waterman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Paris RD, New Hartford, NY, 13413. Phone: (315) 797-9091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael R. Waterman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number VUT0005040, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael R. Waterman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael R. Waterman, O.D. had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.