Dr. Scott R. Schultz , OD
Optometrist • Nutley, NJ
Dr. Scott Schultz, 521 Franklin Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110
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NPI assigned on September 15, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 237 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 79 service units.
- 92004 — New patient complete exam of visual system: 76 service units.
- 92012 — Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 25 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 18 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 18 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Optometrist in New Jersey (2024, 784 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 296. Middle half: 104 to 676.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 186 in 2020 to 237 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Dr. Scott Schultz
521 Franklin Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Eye Exam Plus. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry
1996
What Public CMS Data Show
Optometrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
174 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $27,659 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $19,140 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
36 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$180 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $324.85 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $324.85 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Alcon Vision LLC: $145.03 across 2 records.
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.: $124.73 across 1 record.
- SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.: $36.22 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
30 years (graduated 1996)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Schultz has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Schultz as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Nutley and New Jersey
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Optometrist in New Jersey (2024, 784 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 296. Middle half: 104 to 676.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Nutley have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Optometrist in New Jersey (2024, 784 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,520. Middle half: $10,698 to $61,758.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Nutley have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Optometrist in New Jersey (2024, 784 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,563. Middle half: $7,373 to $42,968.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Nutley have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in New Jersey (2024, 699 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 114. Middle half: 40 to 298.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Nutley have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in New Jersey (2024, 699 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,445. Middle half: $996 to $54,030.
Too few clinicians listed under Optometrist in Nutley have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
4 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Nutley, NJ (1,542 in New Jersey).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 27% from 186 in 2020 to 237 in 2024.
- 2020: 186
- 2021: 312
- 2022: 241
- 2023: 299
- 2024: 237
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 25% from $22,138 in 2020 to $27,659 in 2024.
- 2020: $22,138
- 2021: $35,539
- 2022: $26,584
- 2023: $34,362
- 2024: $27,659
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 41% from $13,578 in 2020 to $19,140 in 2024.
- 2020: $13,578
- 2021: $24,691
- 2022: $18,750
- 2023: $22,406
- 2024: $19,140
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 19 in 2020 to 18 in 2024.
- 2020: 19
- 2021: 65
- 2022: 34
- 2023: 43
- 2024: 18
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 20% from 45 in 2020 to 36 in 2024.
- 2020: 45
- 2021: 101
- 2022: 58
- 2023: 69
- 2024: 36
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $435 in 2020 to $180 in 2024.
- 2020: $435
- 2021: $2,568
- 2022: $987
- 2023: $727
- 2024: $180
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $551.02 in 2021 to $324.85 in 2025.
- 2021: $551.02
- 2022: $933.62
- 2023: $329.74
- 2024: $385.35
- 2025: $324.85
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $324.85.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Precision7 | General | $125.00 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $124.73 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $21.12 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Clareon | General | $20.03 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TYRVAYA | General | $18.87 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $15.10 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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79 | 72 | $239.19 | $137.82 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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76 | 76 | $194.04 | $157.74 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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25 | 21 | $111.23 | $96.86 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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21 | 19 | $129.39 | $39.52 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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19 | 19 | $144.20 | $40.71 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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17 | 16 | $136.97 | $44.62 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 18 | 1,019 | $179.70 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-12-12NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WS0006X
An optometrist who offers services designed to care for unique vision care needs of athletes, which may include one of more of the following services: corrective vision care unique to a specific sporting environment; protective eyewear for the prevention of sports-related injuries; vision enhancement - which may include vision therapy and techniques to improve visual skills specific to the athlete's sport.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WX0102X
Optometrists who work in Occupational Vision, the branch of environmental optometry, consider all aspects of the relationship between work and vision, visual performances, eye safety, and health.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WV0400X
Optometrists who specialize in vision therapy as a treatment process used to improve vision function. It includes a broad range of developmental and rehabilitative treatment programs individually prescribed to remediate specific sensory, motor and/or visual perceptual dysfunctions.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WC0802X
The professional activities performed by an Optometrist related to the fitting of contact lenses to an eye, ongoing evaluation of the cornea's ability to sustain successful contact lens wear, and treatment of any external eye or corneal condition which can affect contact lens wear.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WL0500X
Optometrists who specialize in low-vision care having training to assess visual function, prescribe low-vision devices, develop treatment plans, and recommend other vision rehabilitation services.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152WP0200X
Optometrists who work in Pediatrics are concerned with the prevention, development, diagnosis, and treatment of visual problems in children.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY
I20040811000785
NJ
3678545415
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Eye Exam Plus
40 International Dr S, Flanders, NJ 078364106
Phone: 2018692020
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 111, SUCCASUNNA, NJ 078760111 (Tel: 2018692020)
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 5451)
Registered at DR. SCOTT SCHULTZ, 521 FRANKLIN AVENUE, NUTLEY, NJ 07110 (Tel: 9736670600)
Registered at DR. SCOTT SCHULTZ, 521 FRANKLIN AVENUE, NUTLEY, NJ 07110 (Tel: 9737368600)
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 5451)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 735 NORTHFIELD AVE, WEST ORANGE, NJ 070521103 (Tel: 9737368600)
Registered at 735 NORTHFIELD AVE, WEST ORANGE, NJ 070521103 (Tel: 9737368600)
Recorded as SCOTT SCHULTZ, O.D.
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 5451)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Optometrists in Nutley
Healthcare providers in NutleyMailing Address
Po Box 111
Succasunna, NJ 078760111
Phone: 2018692020