Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D.
Optometrist · Canfield, OH
Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Canfield, Ohio, and NPI 1578540092, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 5455, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betsy Kay Ahlquist
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5455 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45 Manor Hill Dr Ste 100, Canfield, OH 44406
- Phone
- (330) 702-3937
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (330) 702-1911
- Medicaid ID
- 2594492 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050110000101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Betsy Kay Ahlquist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 5455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
174 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate35 claims
- Restasis34 claims
- Cyclosporine14 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: $344.39
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Ahlquist Eye Care Professionals, LLC.Canfield, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Ohio
There are 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
Other optometrist records in Ohio
- Saif AbdulameerBlue Ash, OH1063368496
- Nicole Abrashoff, O.D.Chillicothe, OH1588772933
- Thomas Abruzzi, O.D.Warren, OH1588669790
- Laird Ackerson, O.D.Hilliard, OH1609880624
- Kaitlin Ackinclose, ODCincinnati, OH1669231262
- Cheryl Adams, O.D.Cincinnati, OH1356361570
- Stephany Aeling, ODChillicothe, OH1689508269
- Cindy Ahern, ODSpringfield, OH1710040704
- Jeffrey Ahrns, O.D.Sidney, OH1659334704
- Mashael Al-Namaeh, O.D.Cincinnati, OH1669781670
Common questions
What is Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D.'s NPI number?
Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578540092, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 Manor Hill Dr Ste 100, Canfield, OH, 44406. Phone: (330) 702-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 5455, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betsy Kay Ahlquist, O.D. had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.