Steven Hammer, OD
Optometrist · Brooklyn, NY
Steven Hammer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1861491946, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (New York VUT004901-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Hammer
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- VUT004901-1 NY
508 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1311 Avenue Z, Brooklyn, NY 11235
- Phone
- (631) 428-2417
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 769-2510
- Medicaid ID
- 01251069 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080903000572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1311 Avenue Z
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeff BushOptician1316996036
Verify Steven Hammer 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 VUT004901-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
428 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost81 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol35 claims
- Travoprost28 claims
- Ofloxacin20 claims
- Zylet20 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: $16.29
1 payment: 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.
Steven Hammer among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Steven Hammer, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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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- Allan GugilevBrooklyn, NY 112351376859462
- Yelena Kagan, O.D.Brooklyn, NY 112351427287440
- Angelika Karalnik, ODBrooklyn, NY 112351982697702
- Olga Kazachkova, ODBrooklyn, NY 112351982834388
- Katherine Mastrota, ODBrooklyn, NY 112351154324457
Common questions
What is Steven Hammer, OD's NPI number?
Steven Hammer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861491946, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Hammer, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1311 Avenue Z, Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Phone: (631) 428-2417. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Hammer, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number VUT004901-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven Hammer, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Hammer, OD had 428 Medicare Part D claims for 108 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.