Betsy Ann Turk, OD
Optometrist · Kearney, NE
Betsy Ann Turk, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1003995119, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 1074, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betsy Ann Turk
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1074 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5411 2ND Avenue, Kearney, NE 68847
- Phone
- (308) 234-4991
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 234-5692
- Medicaid ID
- 1002505070 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091007000352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Betsy Ann Turk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,090 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost441 claims
- Restasis130 claims
- Timolol Maleate88 claims
- Xiidra69 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate40 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate37 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $399.06
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Unity Eye Centers IncKearney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Betsy Ann Turk among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Betsy Ann Turk, OD is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 71% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Nebraska
There are 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Kearney → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Fleecs, ODKearney, NE 688471497245948
- Michael Gilbreath, O.D.Kearney, NE 688471942438650
- Mandy Johnson, ODKearney, NE 688471679539274
- Jeffrey Kozal, O.D.Kearney, NE 688471326192592
- Patrick Bierbower, ODKearney, NE 688451811054083
- Elyse Bower, ODKearney, NE 688451508478892
- Howard Christman, O.D.Kearney, NE 688451952301533
- Kyle Craw, ODKearney, NE 688451447877733
Common questions
What is Betsy Ann Turk, OD's NPI number?
Betsy Ann Turk, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003995119, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betsy Ann Turk, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5411 2ND Avenue, Kearney, NE, 68847. Phone: (308) 234-4991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betsy Ann Turk, OD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1074, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Betsy Ann Turk, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betsy Ann Turk, OD had 1,090 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Betsy Ann Turk, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.