Sasha Balwan, OD
Optometrist · College Point, NY
Sasha Balwan, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in College Point, New York, and NPI 1487198412, issued on Dec 9, 2016. Check the license (New York 56008534, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sasha Balwan
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 56008534 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1434 110TH St Ste 303, College Point, NY 11356
- Phone
- (718) 964-6161
- Enumerated
- Dec 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161227000867); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1434 110TH St Ste 303
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gwendolyn GrantBehavior Technician1548836372
- Michael Lafasakis, PH.D.,MS ED.,BCBA-DBehavior Analyst1467740134
Verify Sasha Balwan 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 56008534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost32 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Swift Optometry Care PCSaint James, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sasha Balwan among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Sasha Balwan, 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 2016, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 29% 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in College Point
They are 5 of the 179 NPPES records with a practice address in College Point, and 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bernstein, O.D.College Point, NY 113561235368903
- Monica Bhasin, O.D.College Point, NY 113561790897965
- Allan Kravitz, O.D.College Point, NY 113561841294816
- Jeffrey Reising, O.D.College Point, NY 113561639484231
- Debra Battino, ODWhitestone, NY 113571902079148
- Yvettte Cavalli, ODWhitestone, NY 113571801975974
- Linda Cheng, O.D.Flushing, NY 113551457598534
- Gloria Chung, O.D.Whitestone, NY 113571184853772
Common questions
What is Sasha Balwan, OD's NPI number?
Sasha Balwan, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487198412, issued on Dec 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sasha Balwan, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1434 110TH St Ste 303, College Point, NY, 11356. Phone: (718) 964-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sasha Balwan, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 56008534, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sasha Balwan, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sasha Balwan, OD had 51 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sasha Balwan, OD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.