Annette Nickel, O.D.
Optometrist · Iowa City, IA
Annette Nickel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1053607093, issued on Jun 28, 2011. Check the license (Iowa 002519, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Annette Nickel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002519 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 S Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52240
- Phone
- (319) 337-4995
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 337-5707
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120509000332); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 16 S Clinton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bradley Parsons, ODOptometrist1053376673
Verify Annette Nickel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 002519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis22 claims
- Latanoprost20 claims
- Timolol Maleate13 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): 90 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: $66.44
2 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
- Copeland Eyecare PLLCCedar Rapids, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
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- George Alberhasky, O.D., P.C.Iowa City, IA1013036425
- Troy Albrecht, ODMarion, IA1053392522
- Steven Aljets, O.D.West Des Moines, IA1790745602
- Daniel Alletto, ODCenterville, IA1043668700
- John Altfillisch, ODOttumwa, IA1154420172
- Mark Altfillisch, ODOttumwa, IA1093814014
- Jeffrey Anderson, O.D.Boone, IA1760466098
Common questions
What is Annette Nickel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Annette Nickel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053607093, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Annette Nickel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 S Clinton St, Iowa City, IA, 52240. Phone: (319) 337-4995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Annette Nickel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 002519, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Annette Nickel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Annette Nickel, O.D. had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Annette Nickel, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.