Walter John Shurminsky, OD
Optometrist · Nutley, NJ
Walter John Shurminsky, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Nutley, New Jersey, and NPI 1679556146, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey 270A00467800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter John Shurminsky
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 270A00467800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
- Phone
- (973) 667-0331
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 667-9673
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050425000061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter John Shurminsky 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 270A00467800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost30 claims
- Lumigan20 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 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: $856.34
7 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Walter John Shurminsky among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Walter John Shurminsky, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Nutley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Goldschmidt, O.D.Nutley, NJ 071101629043658
- Scott Schultz, O.D.Nutley, NJ 071101265427132
- Elena Vitenzon, O.D.Nutley, NJ 071101043311962
- Kyle Bensinger, O.D.Belleville, NJ 071091235547209
- Kimberly Brown, ODIrvington, NJ 071111982633491
- Maria Domingues, O.D.Irvington, NJ 071111174820682
- Carla Domingues, O.D.Irvington, NJ 071111467891721
- Thomas Dorrity, O.D.Belleville, NJ 071091053462275
Common questions
What is Walter John Shurminsky, OD's NPI number?
Walter John Shurminsky, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679556146, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter John Shurminsky, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Centre St, Nutley, NJ, 07110. Phone: (973) 667-0331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter John Shurminsky, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 270A00467800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter John Shurminsky, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter John Shurminsky, OD had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.