Brad D. Bearden, O.D.
Optometrist · Bellingham, WA
Brad D. Bearden, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1770798407, issued on May 14, 2007. Check the license (Washington 3766, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brad D. Bearden
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3766 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 James St, Bellingham, WA 98225
- Phone
- (360) 676-4030
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 676-4030
- Medicaid ID
- 2026573 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101208000593); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2222 James St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brad D. Bearden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 3766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
736 Medicare Part D claims for 255 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
- Latanoprost286 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol64 claims
- Restasis49 claims
- Fluorometholone45 claims
- Cyclosporine39 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth39 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): 0 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: $675.83
18 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
- Whatcom Vision Clinics LLCBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brad D. Bearden among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Brad D. Bearden, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Bellingham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Aginsky, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251730169285
- Andrew Barber, ODBellingham, WA 982251588735377
- Amy Bearden, O.DBellingham, WA 982251518081264
- Franklin Crissy, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251932289188
- Tom Defigueiredo, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251205943867
- Gary Dietz, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251134276355
- Richard Klinnert, ODBellingham, WA 982251891873832
- Brian Koning, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251992782023
Common questions
What is Brad D. Bearden, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brad D. Bearden, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770798407, issued on May 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brad D. Bearden, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 James St, Bellingham, WA, 98225. Phone: (360) 676-4030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brad D. Bearden, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 3766, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brad D. Bearden, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brad D. Bearden, O.D. had 736 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brad D. Bearden, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.