Andrew E. Sassaman, OD
Optometrist · Decorah, IA
Andrew E. Sassaman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Decorah, Iowa, and NPI 1881659001, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 02177, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew E. Sassaman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 02177 IA
3132 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1830 State Highway 9, Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone
- (563) 382-2639
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 0212225 IA
0195255 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130404000411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1830 State Highway 9
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Andrew E. Sassaman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
824 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost419 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol102 claims
- Timolol Maleate85 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate56 claims
- Erythromycin49 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Gundersen Clinic LtdDecorah, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew E. Sassaman among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Andrew E. Sassaman, OD 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Decorah
They are 7 of the 282 NPPES records with a practice address in Decorah, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Criag Carson, ODDecorah, IA 521011548265861
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- Kara Katzung, ODDecorah, IA 521011225960123
- Ashley Klocke, O.D.Decorah, IA 521011114239910
- James Meehan, O.D.Decorah, IA 521011144283680
- Bradley Schwartz, O.D.Decorah, IA 521011043276371
- Jeffrey Leeper, ODCresco, IA 521361932107513
- Robert Skelley, O.D.Maquoketa, IA 520601700866282
Common questions
What is Andrew E. Sassaman, OD's NPI number?
Andrew E. Sassaman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881659001, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew E. Sassaman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1830 State Highway 9, Decorah, IA, 52101. Phone: (563) 382-2639. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew E. Sassaman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02177, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Andrew E. Sassaman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew E. Sassaman, OD had 824 Medicare Part D claims for 209 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.