Bernard E. Lee, OD
Optometrist · Des Moines, IA
Bernard E. Lee, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1821047036, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 01900, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard E. Lee
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 01900 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Army Post RD, Des Moines, IA 50315
- Phone
- (515) 287-5565
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 287-2540
- Medicaid IDs
- 4068528 IA
1068528 IA
0068528 IA
3068528 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100806000063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 676 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 200 Army Post RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adam Lee, ODOptometrist1457277188
- Devin Rode, DPTPhysical Therapist1396114773
- Bounvilay Thongsoum-Lovanh, MPTPhysical Therapist1265478317
Verify Bernard E. Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 01900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
546 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 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost255 claims
- Timolol Maleate74 claims
- Azelastine Hcl49 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 claims
- Restasis19 claims
- Fluorometholone17 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: $134.66
1 payment: 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
- Eye Care Associates OF CO LLCPleasant Hill, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard E. Lee among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Bernard E. Lee, 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
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Lee, ODDes Moines, IA 503151457277188
- Cord Linville, ODDes Moines, IA 503151184119018
- Jerome Greenberg, ODDes Moines, IA 503161841286176
- Joel Naberhaus, ODDes Moines, IA 503141255076543
- James Blasco, ODDes Moines, IA 503171295784494
- Nicholas Blasco, O.D.Des Moines, IA 503171801238100
- Mark Davis, ODDes Moines, IA 503171881666014
- Tyler Fulton, ODDes Moines, IA 503171770006991
Common questions
What is Bernard E. Lee, OD's NPI number?
Bernard E. Lee, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821047036, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard E. Lee, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Army Post RD, Des Moines, IA, 50315. Phone: (515) 287-5565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard E. Lee, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 01900, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bernard E. Lee, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard E. Lee, OD had 546 Medicare Part D claims for 153 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.