Sheldon Retkinski
Optometrist · Rego Park, NY
Sheldon Retkinski is an optometrist with a practice address in Rego Park, New York, and NPI 1144301425, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (New York TUV004177, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheldon Retkinski
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV004177 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9309 63RD Dr, Rego Park, NY 11374
- Phone
- (718) 275-0955
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00724754 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111207000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheldon Retkinski 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 TUV004177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
317 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis124 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone68 claims
- Latanoprost42 claims
- Cyclosporine16 claims
- Fluorometholone13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eyeconic Vision Group IncNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheldon Retkinski among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Sheldon Retkinski 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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
- Lloyd Haskes, O.D.Rego Park, NY 113741588764252
- Steven Lieberman, OD, FAAO, PCRego Park, NY 113741013919521
- Gregory Lopez, ODRego Park, NY 113741700820255
- Serafima Nisimova, ODRego Park, NY 113741215662846
- Tony Park, ODRego Park, NY 113741801942776
- Nadia Sachinski, O.D.Rego Park, NY 113741851707525
- Karolina Uvaydova, ODRego Park, NY 113741891218889
- Linda Bertschuk, O.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731194928721
Common questions
What is Sheldon Retkinski's NPI number?
Sheldon Retkinski's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144301425, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheldon Retkinski located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9309 63RD Dr, Rego Park, NY, 11374. Phone: (718) 275-0955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheldon Retkinski's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV004177, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sheldon Retkinski prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheldon Retkinski had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 86 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.