Benjamin Eric Williams, OD
Optometrist · Washington, IA
Benjamin Eric Williams, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Washington, Iowa, and NPI 1598736928, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 02265, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Eric Williams
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02265 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 S Iowa Ave, Washington, IA 52353
- Phone
- (319) 653-2371
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 653-6070
- Medicaid ID
- 1297176 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060125000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 S Iowa Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Lowe, ODOptometrist1457333759
Verify Benjamin Eric Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
770 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost375 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol137 claims
- Timolol Maleate53 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate41 claims
- Lumigan31 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 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): 12.5 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: $128.69
7 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
- Thomas D Lowe, OD PCWashington, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Eric Williams among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Benjamin Eric Williams, 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
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Washington
They are 3 of the 131 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Washington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Courtney, O.D.Washington, IA 523531427256536
- Thomas Lowe, ODWashington, IA 523531457333759
- Shawn Beilby, O.D.Vinton, IA 523491710922414
- Michael Martin, ODVinton, IA 523491780685719
- Ryan Striegel, O.D.Williamsburg, IA 523611144459736
- Sarah Patin, O,D.Toledo, IA 523421497142855
- Marshall Walker, ODToledo, IA 523421285626093
- Samantha Harris, ODTiffin, IA 523401083289581
Common questions
What is Benjamin Eric Williams, OD's NPI number?
Benjamin Eric Williams, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598736928, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Eric Williams, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 S Iowa Ave, Washington, IA, 52353. Phone: (319) 653-2371. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Eric Williams, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02265, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Eric Williams, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Eric Williams, OD had 770 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Eric Williams, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 12.5 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.