NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Jon Uhlenhopp

Optometrist · Mason City, IA

Alex Jon Uhlenhopp is an optometrist with a practice address in Mason City, Iowa, and NPI 1578055521, issued on Jun 5, 2018. Check the license (Iowa 091904, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578055521
Name
Alex Jon Uhlenhopp
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
091904 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
422 S Pierce Ave Ste 1, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone
(641) 424-0780
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(641) 424-2345
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190925001629); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

343 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Alex Uhlenhopp343
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost182 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate66 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol41 claims
  4. Xiidra12 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): 85.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $65.60

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Alex Uhlenhopp$65.60
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Eyesite-Illinois Valley, L.L.C.Spring Valley, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alex Jon Uhlenhopp among 676 optometrist records in Iowa

Alex Jon Uhlenhopp is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Iowa

There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Augustin, O.D.Mason City, IA 504011275845711
  2. Ben Cannon, O.D.Mason City, IA 504011770868820
  3. Robert Heston, ODMason City, IA 504011558368258
  4. Kent Juffer, O.D.Mason City, IA 504011477661502
  5. Jared Kellar, O.D.Mason City, IA 504011205032331
  6. Michael Korthals, O.D.Mason City, IA 504011407880883
  7. Gerrie Lubben, O.D.Mason City, IA 504011043202922
  8. Brenda McCardle, O.D.Mason City, IA 504011831201102

Common questions

What is Alex Jon Uhlenhopp's NPI number?

Alex Jon Uhlenhopp's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578055521, issued on Jun 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Jon Uhlenhopp located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 422 S Pierce Ave Ste 1, Mason City, IA, 50401. Phone: (641) 424-0780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Jon Uhlenhopp's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 091904, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alex Jon Uhlenhopp prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alex Jon Uhlenhopp had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alex Jon Uhlenhopp's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.