Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD
Optometrist · Blue Springs, MO
Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Blue Springs, Missouri, and NPI 1962943399, issued on Mar 18, 2017. Check the license (Missouri 2024013145, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Thomas Benedict
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2024013145 MO
046.011255 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 N 7 Hwy, Blue Springs, MO 64014
- Phone
- (816) 478-1230
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2024
- Fax
- (816) 478-4413
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240613004007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Thomas Benedict in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2024013145Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost159 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol33 claims
- Ofloxacin21 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 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): 87.5 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: $290.87
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Eye Care LLCLees Summit, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Thomas Benedict among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Blue Springs
They are 13 of the 764 NPPES records with a practice address in Blue Springs, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Blue Springs → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renae Borden, O.D.Blue Springs, MO 640141740230044
- Wade Godshall, ODBlue Springs, MO 640141013072867
- Amanda Idell, ODBlue Springs, MO 640141316834492
- Raymond Lambert, O.D.Blue Springs, MO 640141114282258
- Daisy Miller, ODBlue Springs, MO 640141881329464
- Michelle Woolf, O.D.Blue Springs, MO 640141861621138
- Sharon Dyer, ODBlue Springs, MO 640151043203300
- Ronald Fornelli, ODBlue Springs, MO 640151104970243
Common questions
What is Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD's NPI number?
Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962943399, issued on Mar 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 N 7 Hwy, Blue Springs, MO, 64014. Phone: (816) 478-1230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024013145, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Thomas Benedict, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.