NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Donach, O.D.

Optometrist · West New York, NJ

Walter Donach, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in West New York, New Jersey, and NPI 1245386549, issued on Jan 27, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey OA-004538, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245386549
Name
Walter Donach
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
OA-004538 NJ
TUV-004396 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6110 Bergenline Ave, West New York, NJ 07093
Phone
(201) 861-1144
Enumerated
Jan 27, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(201) 868-3577
Medicaid ID
0515205 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130307000399); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $44.28

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Walter Donach$44.28
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Walter Donach among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey

Walter Donach, 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 45% 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 updated2011 · 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).

13 optometrist records list a practice address in West New York

They are 13 of the 344 NPPES records with a practice address in West New York, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Poonam BhavsarWest New York, NJ 070931790451797
  2. Edward Forszt, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931780883652
  3. Stephen Friedman, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931952463994
  4. Anthony Gurdak, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931710267158
  5. James Han, O.D.West New York, NJ 070931295832996
  6. Pooja Kadakia, ODWest New York, NJ 070931750055083
  7. Yuchen Liu, ODWest New York, NJ 070931205580859
  8. Terrylee Maimone, O.D.Guttenberg, NJ 070931265436091

Common questions

What is Walter Donach, O.D.'s NPI number?

Walter Donach, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245386549, issued on Jan 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Donach, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6110 Bergenline Ave, West New York, NJ, 07093. Phone: (201) 861-1144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Donach, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number OA-004538, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.