Aaron Michael Banta, O.D.
Optometrist · Kennewick, WA
Aaron Michael Banta, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kennewick, Washington, and NPI 1831166891, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Washington 4030, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron Michael Banta
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4030 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4015 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Phone
- (509) 783-8383
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 735-2592
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060412000327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4015 W Clearwater Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Corrin Stevens, H.I.S.Hearing Instrument Specialist1629804034
- Cassidy White, AUDAudiologist1053937441
Verify Aaron Michael Banta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 4030Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
459 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost146 claims
- Timolol Maleate47 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol31 claims
- Restasis18 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $324.91
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Center Vision And Contact Lens Clinic Inc P SKennewick, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron Michael Banta among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Aaron Michael Banta, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 optometrist records list a practice address in Kennewick
They are 41 of the 2,317 NPPES records with a practice address in Kennewick, and 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Kennewick → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aaron Anderson, O.D.Kennewick, WA 993361891738795
- Kevin Ayers, ODKennewick, WA 993361336118496
- Belinda Badorek, ODKennewick, WA 993361073559043
- Gerald Berges, O.D.Kennewick, WA 993361457307860
- Claude Depew, O.D.Kennewick, WA 993361154371037
- Bruce Flint, ODKennewick, WA 993361154438471
- Shannon Gatrell, O.D.Kennewick, WA 993361720009905
- Kurtis Hill, O.D.Kennewick, WA 993361750343919
Common questions
What is Aaron Michael Banta, O.D.'s NPI number?
Aaron Michael Banta, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831166891, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron Michael Banta, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4015 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA, 99336. Phone: (509) 783-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron Michael Banta, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 4030, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Aaron Michael Banta, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron Michael Banta, O.D. had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aaron Michael Banta, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it 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.