Samantha Heater, OD
Optometrist · Syracuse, NY
Samantha Heater, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1982086484, issued on Jun 22, 2015. Check the license (New York TUV008327, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Heater
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV008327 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4109 W Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13219
- Phone
- (781) 312-9039
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 321-8611
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150918002187); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4109 W Genesee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arian Burnett-Farrands, ODOptometrist1154845220
- Brett Taylor, ODOptometrist1942262191
Verify Samantha Heater 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 TUV008327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,261 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost497 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol180 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate92 claims
- Rocklatan64 claims
- Timolol Maleate61 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate36 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): 68.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,386.37
100 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
- Eye Surgeons OF Central New York, P.C.Liverpool, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Heater among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Samantha Heater, OD 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 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arian Burnett-Farrands, ODSyracuse, NY 132191154845220
- Gregory Clarke, ODSyracuse, NY 132191851353007
- Bryan O'Neil, ODSyracuse, NY 132191073007670
- Wayne Quan, ODSyracuse, NY 132191508438664
- Brett Taylor, ODSyracuse, NY 132191942262191
- Debra Booton, ODSyracuse, NY 132241538128681
- Scott Bushinger, O.D.Syracuse, NY 132141417142837
- Christine Checkosky, ODSyracuse, NY 132241710083662
Common questions
What is Samantha Heater, OD's NPI number?
Samantha Heater, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982086484, issued on Jun 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Heater, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4109 W Genesee St, Syracuse, NY, 13219. Phone: (781) 312-9039. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Heater, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV008327, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samantha Heater, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Heater, OD had 1,261 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha Heater, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.2 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.