NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben Leonard

Optometrist · Calvert City, KY

Ben Leonard is an optometrist with a practice address in Calvert City, Kentucky, and NPI 1306191218, issued on Jul 17, 2012. Check the license (Kentucky 1896DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306191218
Name
Ben Leonard
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1896DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
43 Industrial Pkwy, Calvert City, KY 42029
Phone
(270) 395-8331
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
7100215320 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120920000359); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

169 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Ben Leonard169
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost92 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate30 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate17 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 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: $17,332.39

35 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.

  1. Ben Leonard$17,332
  2. Specialty average$770

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

  1. Clarkson Optometry Midwest IncCalvert City, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ben Leonard among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky

Ben Leonard is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Calvert City

They are 1 of the 37 NPPES records with a practice address in Calvert City, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Case, O.D.Benton, KY 420251730521451
  2. Karissa DykeBenton, KY 420251689461667
  3. Joe Ellis, O.D.Benton, KY 420251174597934
  4. Wendy Gibson, O.D.Benton, KY 420251649345190
  5. Michael Hayes, ODBenton, KY 420251801839477
  6. Aaron Lyles, O.D.Benton, KY 420251396974200
  7. Natasha Lyles, O.D.Benton, KY 420251124257035
  8. Laurel Morris, O.D.Benton, KY 420251245204304

Common questions

What is Ben Leonard's NPI number?

Ben Leonard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306191218, issued on Jul 17, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben Leonard located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43 Industrial Pkwy, Calvert City, KY, 42029. Phone: (270) 395-8331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben Leonard's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1896DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ben Leonard prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ben Leonard had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.