Anthony T. Swanholm, OD
Optometrist · Covington, KY
Anthony T. Swanholm, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Covington, Kentucky, and NPI 1609228089, issued on Jul 8, 2016. Check the license (Kentucky 2057DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony T. Swanholm
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2057DT KY
OPT.006714 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 James Simpson JR Way, Covington, KY 41011
- Phone
- (859) 655-3111
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 655-3110
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170719000500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1500 James Simpson JR Way
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Verify Anthony T. Swanholm in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 2057DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost126 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate67 claims
- Restasis39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol27 claims
- Xiidra26 claims
- Restasis Multidose21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $763.85
24 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Summit Medical Group IncCovington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
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- Mattie Adams, ODElizabethtown, KY1861064958
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Common questions
What is Anthony T. Swanholm, OD's NPI number?
Anthony T. Swanholm, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609228089, issued on Jul 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony T. Swanholm, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 James Simpson JR Way, Covington, KY, 41011. Phone: (859) 655-3111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony T. Swanholm, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 2057DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Anthony T. Swanholm, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony T. Swanholm, OD had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anthony T. Swanholm, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.