Optometrists in Port Jefferson, NY Accepting Medicare

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Jiri Mladek, OD Optometrist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 311 Barnum Ave, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Phone: 631-928-6400    Fax: 631-928-1353

Dr. Kenneth Harmon Sorkin, O.D. Optometrist - Pediatrics Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 60 N Country Rd, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Phone: 631-474-4200

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