Andrea M. Needham, O.D.
Optometrist · Paola, KS
Andrea M. Needham, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Paola, Kansas, and NPI 1134435225, issued on Aug 26, 2010. Check the license (Kansas 1819, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrea M. Needham
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1819 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 S Silver St, Paola, KS 66071
- Phone
- (913) 951-7696
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 200912130 KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121004000585); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2 S Silver St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Taylor Caldwell, ODOptometrist1598685166
- George Gage, O.D.Optometrist1528034741
Verify Andrea M. Needham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth21 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate15 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $87.40
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Paola
They are 5 of the 163 NPPES records with a practice address in Paola, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
All 5 in Paola → All 715 in Kansas → Every provider in Paola →
Other optometrist records in Kansas
- Miles Abbey, ODArkansas City, KS1073537569
- Mindy Abbey, ODDerby, KS1891890414
- Stewart Abbey, ODArkansas City, KS1316989072
- Wade Abbey, ODDerby, KS1437254059
- Mark Abrahams, O.D.McPherson, KS1497160832
- Scott Ackerman, O.D.Garden City, KS1770749160
- Suzanne Adkins, O.D.McPherson, KS1609122837
- Laura Aelvoet, ODWichita, KS1427542661
- Robin Agpoon, ODWichita, KS1023084878
- Brianna Albers, ODManhattan, KS1245924273
Common questions
What is Andrea M. Needham, O.D.'s NPI number?
Andrea M. Needham, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134435225, issued on Aug 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrea M. Needham, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 S Silver St, Paola, KS, 66071. Phone: (913) 951-7696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrea M. Needham, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1819, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Andrea M. Needham, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrea M. Needham, O.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.