Alec Christopher Waters, OD
Optometrist · Grand Island, NE
Alec Christopher Waters, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Grand Island, Nebraska, and NPI 1023685617, issued on Jun 10, 2021. Check the license (Nebraska 1538, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alec Christopher Waters
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1538 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 N Eddy St, Grand Island, NE 68801
- Phone
- (308) 384-6922
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 384-7824
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210701000640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 452 in Nebraska → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 401 N Eddy St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Bunger, ODOptometrist1184629636
- Stephanie Grabowski, ODOptometrist1235426602
- Chadwick Hudnall, ODOptometrist1245297860
- Mark Stines, ODOptometrist1588669121
Verify Alec Christopher Waters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1538Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost29 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth23 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol17 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): 88.2 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: $111.82
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Unity Eye Centers IncGrand Island, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alec Christopher Waters among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Alec Christopher Waters, OD is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 71% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Grand Island
They are 21 of the 2,378 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Island, and 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Grand Island → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Bunger, ODGrand Island, NE 688011184629636
- Stephanie Grabowski, ODGrand Island, NE 688011235426602
- Tanya Hedman, O.D.Grand Island, NE 688011205944857
- Chadwick Hudnall, ODGrand Island, NE 688011245297860
- Mark Stines, ODGrand Island, NE 688011588669121
- Dustin Suminski, O.D.Grand Island, NE 688011336304658
- Tamara Bonnes-Heil, O.D.Grand Island, NE 688031811034713
- William Glassbrenner, ODGrand Island, NE 688031770535338
Common questions
What is Alec Christopher Waters, OD's NPI number?
Alec Christopher Waters, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023685617, issued on Jun 10, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alec Christopher Waters, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 N Eddy St, Grand Island, NE, 68801. Phone: (308) 384-6922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alec Christopher Waters, OD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1538, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alec Christopher Waters, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alec Christopher Waters, OD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alec Christopher Waters, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.