Scott E. Gontarek, O.D.
Optometrist · Chesapeake, VA
Scott E. Gontarek, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chesapeake, Virginia, and NPI 1740281104, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0618001282, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott E. Gontarek
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618001282 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Battlefield Blvd N, Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Phone
- (757) 966-2066
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 966-2743
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 Battlefield Blvd N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Erin Carey, O.D.Optometrist1225151889
- Lisa Gontarek, O.D.Optometrist1811945298
Verify Scott E. Gontarek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618001282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost56 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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: $311.37
11 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
- Gontarek Eye Care Optometrists LLCChesapeake, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott E. Gontarek among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Scott E. Gontarek, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 optometrist records list a practice address in Chesapeake
They are 46 of the 3,728 NPPES records with a practice address in Chesapeake, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Angotti, ODChesapeake, VA 233201861400202
- Deborah Barnett, O.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201487667432
- Russell Beach, O.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201801818109
- Marylin Borza, ODChesapeake, VA 233201245317601
- Joel Cooley, O.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201184755035
- Gary D'Angelo, O.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201255492062
- Robert Fox, O.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201538258645
- Christopher Fusco, ODChesapeake, VA 233201902853807
Common questions
What is Scott E. Gontarek, O.D.'s NPI number?
Scott E. Gontarek, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740281104, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott E. Gontarek, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Battlefield Blvd N, Chesapeake, VA, 23320. Phone: (757) 966-2066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott E. Gontarek, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001282, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Scott E. Gontarek, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott E. Gontarek, O.D. had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.