Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman, O.D.
Optometrist · Omaha, NE
Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1801549506, issued on Feb 2, 2022. Check the license (Nebraska 1568, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1568 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17255 Davenport St Ste 139, Omaha, NE 68118
- Phone
- (402) 763-6466
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2025
- Fax
- (402) 939-0809
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220406001597); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1568Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $952.75
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- West Point Optical GroupOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman, O.D. 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 2022, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 8% 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 updated2025 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Nebraska
There are 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Omaha → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Meagan Anderson, ODOmaha, NE 681181750952008
- Lindsey Behrendt, O.D.Omaha, NE 681181053762302
- Kristin BergstromOmaha, NE 681181881528495
- Ariann Brown, ODOmaha, NE 681181982666715
- Mollie Hiatt, O.D.Omaha, NE 681181326454414
- Jimmy Johnson, O.D.Omaha, NE 681181992831135
- Cassandra Jordan, O.D.Omaha, NE 681181972987485
- Matthew Klemke, O.D.Omaha, NE 681181811918360
Common questions
What is Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801549506, issued on Feb 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17255 Davenport St Ste 139, Omaha, NE, 68118. Phone: (402) 763-6466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Michael Van Kooten-Tharman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1568, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
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.