# Evidence transcript

- Engine: ChatGPT (chatgpt.com, logged-out, web search enabled by default)
- Prompt: `optometrist in Crown Heights Brooklyn that takes Medicaid`
- Checked: 2026-09-08 (UTC), from Brooklyn, NY
- Captured by: Claude via the Cowork browser pane; text copied from the rendered page, unedited
- Result: **Nostrand Optical cited** — second of four, correct address and phone

## Map card list (as rendered)

1. Benjamin Arthur, OD — ★ 4.2 · Optometrist · $$
2. **Nostrand Optical — ★ 2.5 · Optician**
3. Eva Tsui — Optometrist
4. Community Healthcare Network – Crown Heights — ★ 2.6

## Answer text

> Yes — I found several options in or very close to Crown Heights that indicate they accept Medicaid:
>
> Benjamin Arthur, OD — 629 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213. This is Perspective Family Eyecare's Crown Heights office. The practice lists Medicaid among its accepted plans. Phone: 718-708-5360.
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> **Nostrand Optical — 1018C Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Right in Crown Heights; the practice indicates it accepts Medicaid. Phone: 718-773-9391.**
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> Eva Tsui — 546 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Optometrist at AdvantageCare Physicians; Medicaid-managed plans are listed among accepted insurance, though you'll want to confirm your specific Medicaid plan. Phone: 718-604-4800.
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> Community Healthcare Network – Crown Heights — 1167 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. The center accepts Medicaid and offers healthcare services locally. Phone: 718-778-0198.
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> My first choice: I'd call Benjamin Arthur/Perspective Family Eyecare or Nostrand Optical since they're specifically optometry practices in Crown Heights.
>
> One important thing: Medicaid acceptance can depend on which managed-care plan you have (Healthfirst, Fidelis, MetroPlus, UnitedHealthcare, etc.).

## Notes

- ChatGPT labels Nostrand Optical "Optician" (not Optometrist) and shows ★ 2.5. The practice's own data records a 3.1 Google rating. Category and rating come from the map provider, not the site — worth checking the GBP primary category.