Assa Burton, OD
Optometrist · Valparaiso, IN
Assa Burton, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Valparaiso, Indiana, and NPI 1548943442, issued on Aug 8, 2023. Check the license (Indiana 18004444A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Assa Burton
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18004444A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2101 Burlington Beach RD, Valparaiso, IN 46383
- Phone
- (219) 462-0309
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230914001205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2101 Burlington Beach RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Caterina Komyatte, ODOptometrist1508833831
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Verify Assa Burton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18004444ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin76 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 claims
- Moxifloxacin13 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: $54.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Northwest Indiana Eye Associates PCValparaiso, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Assa Burton among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Assa Burton, OD is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2023, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 optometrist records list a practice address in Valparaiso
They are 18 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Valparaiso, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stanley Blackman, O.D.Valparaiso, IN 463831518931310
- Stephen Buck, ODValparaiso, IN 463831134235849
- Richard Carlson, ODValparaiso, IN 463831073515938
- Juliana Grove, O.D.Valparaiso, IN 463831366606873
- Richard Ireland, O.D.Valparaiso, IN 463831790752525
- Colin Jack, O.D.Valparaiso, IN 463831700853637
- Heather Jozwiak, O.D.Valparaiso, IN 463831902872195
- Caterina Komyatte, ODValparaiso, IN 463831508833831
Common questions
What is Assa Burton, OD's NPI number?
Assa Burton, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548943442, issued on Aug 8, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Assa Burton, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 Burlington Beach RD, Valparaiso, IN, 46383. Phone: (219) 462-0309. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Assa Burton, OD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18004444A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Assa Burton, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Assa Burton, OD had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 102 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.