Zachary C. Short, O.D.
Optometrist · Bloomington, IN
Zachary C. Short, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bloomington, Indiana, and NPI 1083720999, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18003418A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zachary C. Short
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18003418A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 S Clarizz Blvd, Bloomington, IN 47401
- Phone
- (812) 849-4555
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (812) 849-2842
- Medicaid ID
- 200826400 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061212000160); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 415 S Clarizz Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Caitlin LewisOptometrist1629994736
- Diane Short, ODOptometrist1306877956
Verify Zachary C. Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18003418ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
318 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost164 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Restasis18 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone13 claims
- Acyclovir12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $223.06
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, 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
- Insights Optical, Inc.Bloomington, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zachary C. Short among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Zachary C. Short, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
102 optometrist records list a practice address in Bloomington
They are 102 of the 3,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Zachary C. Short, O.D.'s NPI number?
Zachary C. Short, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083720999, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zachary C. Short, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 S Clarizz Blvd, Bloomington, IN, 47401. Phone: (812) 849-4555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zachary C. Short, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003418A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Zachary C. Short, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zachary C. Short, O.D. had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zachary C. Short, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.