Uriel Schechter, O.D
Optometrist · Philadelphia, PA
Uriel Schechter, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1144604380, issued on Jul 17, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG003054, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Uriel Schechter
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG003054 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7834 Oxford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111
- Phone
- (215) 745-0993
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151001002415); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Uriel Schechter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG003054Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost49 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 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: $17.08
1 payment: 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.
Uriel Schechter among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Uriel Schechter, O.D is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Huynh, O.D.Phila, PA 191111689901076
- Arnold Witkin, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191111366576548
- Tiffany Boswell, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191141073603023
- Michael Casey, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191141326618331
- Vincent Gamuzza, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191141063851285
- Sam KaplanPhiladelphia, PA 191141689989691
- Thomas Kelleher, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191141386739399
- Coma Nasrin, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191141063241834
Common questions
What is Uriel Schechter, O.D's NPI number?
Uriel Schechter, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144604380, issued on Jul 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Uriel Schechter, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7834 Oxford Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111. Phone: (215) 745-0993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Uriel Schechter, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG003054, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Uriel Schechter, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Uriel Schechter, O.D had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.