Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D.
Optometrist · Washington Township, NJ
Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Washington Township, New Jersey, and NPI 1851476881, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 270A00432100, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Andrea Salkin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 270A00432100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 422 Pascack Road, Washington Township, NJ 07676
- Phone
- (201) 664-4477
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 666-4290
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120214000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Andrea Salkin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 270A00432100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost435 claims
- Timolol Maleate192 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate105 claims
- Lumigan63 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol48 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine31 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Centers OF America LLCBloomfield, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Andrea Salkin among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D. is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 69% 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 Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Jersey
There are 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Travis Abel, O.D.Woodcliff Lake, NJ 076771154760429
- John Lee, O.D.Westwood, NJ 076751962694356
- Urvi Patel, ODWestwood, NJ 076751265039259
- Robin Semegran, O.D.Old Tappan, NJ 076751255494670
- Floyd Smith, ODWestwood, NJ 076751063608065
- Nicholas Theisz, ODWestwood, NJ 076751245278662
- Van Vinciguerra, ODWoodcliff Lake, NJ 076771467445171
- Madona Beshai, ODTenafly, NJ 076701457247785
Common questions
What is Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851476881, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 422 Pascack Road, Washington Township, NJ, 07676. Phone: (201) 664-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 270A00432100, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D. had 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruth Andrea Salkin, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.