Active NPI 1710083050 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Jacob L Ackerman , MD

Ophthalmology • Brooklyn, NY

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Jacob Ackerman, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Brooklyn, NY. With approximately 55 years of clinical experience since graduating from Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University in 1971, Dr. Ackerman delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1901 UTICA AVE.

Dr. Ackerman is affiliated with Brook Plaza Opthalmology Assoc Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include photography of the retina, exam of visual field with extended testing, established patient complete exam of visual system. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1901 Utica Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11234

Telephone 7189688700

Fax 7189688743

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Brook Plaza Opthalmology Assoc Pc Facility NPI 1093939001

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University

Graduation Year

1971

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Brooklyn, NY

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

55 Yrs +23.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.9 Yrs

State Avg: 32.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

164 Specialists

Practicing in Brooklyn, NY (1980 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

1.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

82.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ackerman (55 Years) 55 Yrs

Brooklyn Specialty Average (31.9 Years) 31.9 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92250 Photography of the retina	109	109	$316.00	$41.62
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	106	89	$306.00	$75.95
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	90	83	$580.00	$151.05
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	86	78	$124.00	$32.60
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	76	71	$702.00	$265.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	46	42	$344.00	$109.64
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	42	20	$345.00	$54.65
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	38	35	$300.00	$40.50
92025 Ct scan of cornea	30	30	$180.00	$40.45
92134 Imaging of retina	25	21	$300.00	$46.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$776.00	$201.20
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	22	20	$430.00	$52.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$504.00	$154.39
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	17	15	$6000.00	$652.10
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	15	15	$345.00	$91.76
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	14	14	$300.00	$12.95
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	13	12	$402.00	$106.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92250 Photography of the retina	128	128	$316.00	$40.98
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	117	104	$702.00	$261.87
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	114	103	$306.00	$73.80
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	97	85	$124.00	$32.06
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	74	36	$345.00	$53.53
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	70	67	$580.00	$148.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	46	$344.00	$107.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	47	$504.00	$151.04
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	41	36	$300.00	$39.14
92134 Imaging of retina	25	24	$300.00	$46.02
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	25	23	$402.00	$106.51
92025 Ct scan of cornea	23	23	$180.00	$37.75
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	20	20	$430.00	$53.15
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	20	19	$1572.00	$369.50
92285 Photography of content of eyes	20	20	$104.00	$27.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$776.00	$198.06
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	15	12	$6000.00	$600.44
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	13	13	$345.00	$89.78
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	11	11	$300.00	$13.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	121	110	$124.00	$33.08
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	90	83	$306.00	$75.85
92250 Photography of the retina	79	79	$316.00	$41.82
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	70	67	$702.00	$267.38
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	50	41	$402.00	$107.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	40	$504.00	$151.67
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	45	44	$580.00	$151.28
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	38	37	$300.00	$41.04
92134 Imaging of retina	30	28	$300.00	$45.36
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	28	24	$430.00	$54.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	26	26	$344.00	$109.77
92285 Photography of content of eyes	25	25	$104.00	$29.04
92025 Ct scan of cornea	23	21	$180.00	$40.15
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	23	12	$345.00	$51.26
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	22	16	$6000.00	$653.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$776.00	$204.71
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	14	14	$300.00	$13.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	115	94	$504.00	$156.32
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	105	88	$306.00	$75.66
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	67	57	$702.00	$269.41
92250 Photography of the retina	56	55	$316.00	$44.57
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	53	53	$124.00	$33.11
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	49	45	$300.00	$40.99
92134 Imaging of retina	47	45	$300.00	$46.05
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	22	22	$580.00	$152.07
92025 Ct scan of cornea	20	19	$180.00	$41.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	15	$344.00	$111.24
92285 Photography of content of eyes	18	18	$104.00	$28.18
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	16	16	$430.00	$59.96
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$776.00	$205.31
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	16	15	$402.00	$108.69
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	15	12	$6000.00	$658.68
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	13	13	$300.00	$13.77
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	11	11	$345.00	$113.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	88	72	$306.00	$73.85
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	76	69	$580.00	$150.38
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	71	57	$402.00	$105.24
92250 Photography of the retina	66	64	$316.00	$49.55
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	66	64	$124.00	$32.16
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	55	50	$702.00	$263.10
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	42	21	$345.00	$109.98
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	36	34	$300.00	$41.29
92134 Imaging of retina	26	25	$300.00	$45.42
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	19	19	$300.00	$13.92
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	17	17	$695.00	$177.46
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	13	12	$430.00	$68.15
92025 Ct scan of cornea	13	13	$180.00	$37.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	194	151	$306.00	$73.58
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	183	122	$402.00	$102.90
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	157	153	$580.00	$146.44
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	153	136	$124.00	$31.46
92250 Photography of the retina	151	146	$316.00	$56.02
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	132	116	$300.00	$40.57
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	124	61	$345.00	$106.80
92134 Imaging of retina	76	68	$300.00	$45.32
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	60	60	$300.00	$14.17
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	48	48	$695.00	$174.74
92025 Ct scan of cornea	38	38	$180.00	$40.66
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	38	36	$430.00	$76.29
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	33	27	$6000.00	$749.77
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	31	25	$702.00	$252.73
92285 Photography of content of eyes	14	14	$104.00	$23.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	214	180	$450.47	$145.88
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	183	153	$266.32	$40.41
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	172	147	$266.56	$73.15
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	105	83	$109.55	$29.95
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	99	80	$389.76	$101.93
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	81	36	$345.00	$105.07
92134 Imaging of retina	60	55	$568.33	$45.77
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	59	59	$300.00	$16.54
92250 Photography of the retina	46	45	$310.09	$66.75
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	34	32	$339.41	$79.88
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	29	24	$4302.10	$748.73
92025 Ct scan of cornea	26	26	$158.46	$40.65
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	13	13	$580.77	$174.39
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	12	11	$2167.00	$367.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	224	187	$300.00	$142.95
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	120	106	$208.00	$40.81
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	103	90	$173.00	$74.03
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	80	79	$300.00	$16.81
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	63	59	$200.00	$98.97
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	47	44	$87.00	$30.64
92134 Imaging of retina	36	35	$1000.00	$45.82
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	35	18	$345.00	$108.08
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	34	28	$4500.00	$725.49
76519 Ultrasound of eye for determination of lens power	26	26	$633.00	$99.89
92285 Photography of content of eyes	16	15	$92.00	$24.19
92250 Photography of the retina	11	11	$300.00	$77.67

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License NY 112574

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00203892 (NY)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Railroad Medicare

180029308 (NY)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Nhic

0147830001 (NY)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Brook Plaza Opthalmology Assoc Pc

1987 Utica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 112343215

Phone: 7189688700

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Optometrist

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active April 03, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 03, 2012

Registered at 1901 UTICA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11234 (Tel: 7189688700)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 03, 2012

Registered at 1901 UTICA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11234 (Tel: 7189688700)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 03, 2012

Recorded as JACOB ACKERMAN, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 03, 2012

Ophthalmology (License #112574 in NY)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 15, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1710083050

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 15, 2006

Last Update: April 03, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1901 Utica Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11234

Phone: 7189688700

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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