Scott R. Schultz, O.D.
Optometrist · Nutley, NJ
Scott R. Schultz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Nutley, New Jersey, and NPI 1265427132, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey 5451, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott R. Schultz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5451 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Dr. Scott Schultz, Nutley, NJ 07110
- Phone
- (973) 667-0600
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- Fax
- (973) 667-5509
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040811000785); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott R. Schultz 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 5451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost18 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): 85.7 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: $385.35
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Eye Exam PlusFlanders, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott R. Schultz among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Scott R. Schultz, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in Nutley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Goldschmidt, O.D.Nutley, NJ 071101629043658
- Walter Shurminsky, ODNutley, NJ 071101679556146
- Elena Vitenzon, O.D.Nutley, NJ 071101043311962
- Kyle Bensinger, O.D.Belleville, NJ 071091235547209
- Kimberly Brown, ODIrvington, NJ 071111982633491
- Maria Domingues, O.D.Irvington, NJ 071111174820682
- Carla Domingues, O.D.Irvington, NJ 071111467891721
- Thomas Dorrity, O.D.Belleville, NJ 071091053462275
Common questions
What is Scott R. Schultz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Scott R. Schultz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265427132, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott R. Schultz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Dr. Scott Schultz, Nutley, NJ, 07110. Phone: (973) 667-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott R. Schultz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 5451, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Scott R. Schultz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott R. Schultz, O.D. had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott R. Schultz, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.