Nicole Shams, O.D.
Optometrist · Redmond, WA
Nicole Shams, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Redmond, Washington, and NPI 1942582440, issued on Sep 12, 2011. Check the license (Washington OD 60563438, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Shams
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OD 60563438 WA
60563438 WA
007153 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16144 NE 87TH St, Redmond, WA 98052
- Phone
- (425) 556-0202
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (425) 556-0202
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16144 NE 87TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gulsheen Kaur, ODOptometrist1619588449
Verify Nicole Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD 60563438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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
- Latanoprost55 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: $42.57
2 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.
Nicole Shams among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Nicole Shams, 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
33 optometrist records list a practice address in Redmond
They are 33 of the 1,797 NPPES records with a practice address in Redmond, and 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Amos, O.D.Redmond, WA 980521114023876
- I Choe, ODRedmond, WA 980521114094596
- Jennifer Choi, O.D.Redmond, WA 980521285766626
- Robert Collins, ODRedmond, WA 980521225163439
- Steven Eriksen, O.D.Redmond, WA 980521851488639
- Jeffrey Forrey, O.D.Redmond, WA 980521396793097
- Robin Gouin, O.D.Redmond, WA 980521558696203
- Sam Hsu, ODRedmond, WA 980521659437465
Common questions
What is Nicole Shams, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Shams, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942582440, issued on Sep 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Shams, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16144 NE 87TH St, Redmond, WA, 98052. Phone: (425) 556-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Shams, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD 60563438, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Shams, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Shams, O.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.