NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in New Jersey

1,542 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in New Jersey, 17 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Jersey City and Paramus have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the New Jersey license search. Page 25 of 31.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Jersey City has the most, 35

  1. Jersey City35
  2. Paramus32
  3. Toms River32
  4. Iselin30
  5. Clifton27

Optometrist records in New Jersey

  1. Joseph Schkolnick, O.D.West Caldwell, NJ 070061366494486
  2. Barbara Schmaltz Eiferman, ODMedford, NJ 080551851430037
  3. Eugene Schoener, ODToms River, NJ 087551730131418
  4. Colleen Schubel, ODOld Bridge, NJ 088571164404570
  5. Tammy Schuler, ODMercerville, NJ 086191487748497
  6. Heidi Schulman, ODAsbury Park, NJ 077121992970149
  7. Scott Schultz, O.D.Nutley, NJ 071101265427132
  8. Bruce Schuster, O.D.Sea Girt, NJ 087501871561423
  9. David Schwartz, ODJersey City, NJ 073041891852927
  10. Jack Schwartz, O.D.Toms River, NJ 087551043222953
  11. Michael Schwartz, O.D.Highland Park, NJ 089041437224904
  12. Naomi Schwartz, ODUnion, NJ 070831922561315
  13. Ross Schwartz, O.D.Red Bank, NJ 077011114967437
  14. Sari Schwartz, ODMillburn, NJ 070411063931723
  15. Gina Sclafani, O.D.Freehold, NJ 077281326109844
  16. Negar Sedaghat-Ardakani, O.D.Wyckoff, NJ 074811386071538
  17. Eugene Segal, ODWilliamstown, NJ 080941043371495
  18. Steven Seidel, O.D.Bergenfield, NJ 076211881685378
  19. Donald Seiler, ODSummit, NJ 079011114911476
  20. Shayla Sellars-Jaynes, O.D.Linden, NJ 070361134359003
  21. Robin Semegran, O.D.Old Tappan, NJ 076751255494670
  22. Emily Senatore, ODDenville, NJ 078341851028815
  23. Jessica Serra, ODWest New York, NJ 070931356982235
  24. Simi Sethi, O.D.Atlantic City, NJ 084011144382946
  25. Simran Sethi, O.D.Hoboken, NJ 070301912361544
  26. Ramy Seyam, ODWayne, NJ 074701760586275
  27. Nasrine Shadpoor, O.D.Bedminster, NJ 079211508904335
  28. Theodore Shafman, O.D.Hamilton Square, NJ 086901275625139
  29. Archit Shah, ODWoodbridge, NJ 070951306548292
  30. Foram Shah, ODWatchung, NJ 070691477016459
  31. Jheel Shah, ODBound Brook, NJ 088051912723149
  32. Kruti Shah, O.D.Sparta, NJ 078711154698868
  33. Margi Shah, ODHillsdale, NJ 076421255954442
  34. Nisha Shah, O.D.Robbinsville, NJ 086911285981431
  35. Pooja Shah, ODHamilton, NJ 086901538713334
  36. Purvi Shah, ODEdison, NJ 088171114431483
  37. Renu Shah, O.D.New Providence, NJ 079741235494485
  38. Rutvi Shah, O.D.Paramus, NJ 076521326327008
  39. Seema Shah, O.D.West Caldwell, NJ 070061396178505
  40. Simki Shah, ODGlen Rock, NJ 074521407896251
  41. Sonal Shah, ODIselin, NJ 088301063465821
  42. Tina Shah, O.D.Neptune, NJ 077531992930572
  43. Viral Shah, ODCherry Hill, NJ 080341306772942
  44. Muhammad ShahbakhtIselin, NJ 088301407303621
  45. Saima Shahid, O.D.Upper Saddle River, NJ 074581285727925
  46. Paul Shahinian, ODFort Lee, NJ 070241245296755
  47. Alan Shapiro, O.D.Atlantic Highlands, NJ 077161750388153
  48. Arnold Shapiro, ODLittle Egg Harbor City, NJ 080871386620334
  49. Lawrence Shapiro, O.D.Livingston, NJ 070391730151804
  50. Stephanie Shapiro, ODMays Landing, NJ 083301891531174

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

New Jersey ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Nevada17
  2. Alabama17
  3. Virginia17
  4. New Jersey17
  5. Texas16
  6. Florida16
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

73.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. New Jersey73.9%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in New Jersey, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,139 of 1,542 · 73.9% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file907 · 58.8% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,061 · 68.8% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 906 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,542 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in New Jersey: 17 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Jersey City has 35 of them (2%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Indiana1,578
  2. Massachusetts1,501
  3. North Carolina1,480
  4. Virginia1,460

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Texas16.4
  2. Alabama17.1
  3. Nevada17.2
  4. Florida15.9

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.