Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D.
Optometrist · Albuquerque, NM
Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1881829448, issued on May 26, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico 615, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Emmett Bortz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 615 NM
OD60232648 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8220 San Pedro Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113
- Phone
- (505) 797-4466
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2023
- Fax
- (505) 797-2275
- Medicaid ID
- 29204860 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110208000659); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 333 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8220 San Pedro Dr NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brooks Alldredge, O.D.Optometrist1154463099
Verify Sarah Emmett Bortz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 615Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
649 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate174 claims
- Ofloxacin153 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate64 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine49 claims
- Latanoprost39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol35 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: $194.73
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. 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
- Pacific Cataract And Laser Institute Inc PCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Emmett Bortz among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D. is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
All 333 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brooks Alldredge, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871131154463099
- Zoe Baker, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871131053191908
- Olivia Gada, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871131831767821
- Suchitra Katiyar, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871131417230996
- Puneet Rastogi, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871131346356185
- Thomas Arvas, D,OAlbuquerque, NM 871121912912593
- Lauren Byington, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871121154756674
- Sean Carlile, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871141104133420
Common questions
What is Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881829448, issued on May 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8220 San Pedro Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87113. Phone: (505) 797-4466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 615, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Emmett Bortz, O.D. had 649 Medicare Part D claims for 275 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.