Richard T. Sturm, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Oceanside, NY
Richard T. Sturm, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Oceanside, New York, and NPI 1669477626, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (New York 162099, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard T. Sturm
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 162099 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2860 Long Beach RD, Oceanside, NY 11572
- Phone
- (516) 593-7709
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 887-8380
- Medicaid ID
- 01078862 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091221000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2860 Long Beach RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard T. Sturm in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 162099Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,494 Medicare Part D claims for 992 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,598 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate727 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol679 claims
- Timolol Maleate529 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl482 claims
- Lumigan284 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: $549.65
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Long IslandRockville Centre, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard T. Sturm, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard T. Sturm, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669477626, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard T. Sturm, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2860 Long Beach RD, Oceanside, NY, 11572. Phone: (516) 593-7709. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard T. Sturm, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 162099, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard T. Sturm, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard T. Sturm, M.D. had 5,494 Medicare Part D claims for 992 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.