Steven B. Linker, O.D.
Optometrist · Morganville, NJ
Steven B. Linker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Morganville, New Jersey, and NPI 1659323418, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 27OM00044200, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven B. Linker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 27OM00044200 NJ
TUV004434-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Route 9 N, Morganville, NJ 07751
- Phone
- (732) 617-1717
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 617-1313
- Medicaid IDs
- 00908232 NY
8653003 NJ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050811000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven B. Linker 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 27OM00044200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
324 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost85 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol22 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone16 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42.95
3 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
- Monmouth Vision AssociatesMorganville, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven B. Linker among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Steven B. Linker, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Morganville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nina Lemberg, O.D.Morganville, NJ 077511699926287
- Robert Satty, O.D.Neptune, NJ 077531295892347
- Tina Shah, O.D.Neptune, NJ 077531992930572
- Shreyal Shukla, ODNeptune, NJ 077531710628979
- Lisa Wiedeman, O.D.Neptune, NJ 077531710098066
- Marie Brusgard-Cerra, ODMiddletown, NJ 077481417010745
- Jeffrey Kaufman, ODMiddletown, NJ 077481578515011
- Frank Miele, O.D.Middletown, NJ 077481881789154
Common questions
What is Steven B. Linker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Steven B. Linker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659323418, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven B. Linker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Route 9 N, Morganville, NJ, 07751. Phone: (732) 617-1717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven B. Linker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OM00044200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven B. Linker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven B. Linker, O.D. had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven B. Linker, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.