Brett G. Bence, OD
Optometrist · Seattle, WA
Brett G. Bence, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1821097056, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Washington OD00001584, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brett G. Bence
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD00001584 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10330 Meridian Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133
- Phone
- (206) 528-6000
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 528-0014
- Medicaid ID
- 2001337 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060808000560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brett G. Bence in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD00001584Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost457 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol181 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate154 claims
- Timolol Maleate127 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl51 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate36 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): 98 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sight Partners Physicians PCBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brett G. Bence among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Brett G. Bence, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Seattle → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alex Ahn, O.D.Seattle, WA 981331750417994
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- Charlene Chu, ODShoreline, WA 981331033285531
- Claudia Fleurantin Erisca, O.D.Shoreline, WA 981331477769560
- Liru Guo, ODShoreline, WA 981331598077257
- Richard Lee, ODSeattle, WA 981331831237163
- Kelly Lee, ODShoreline, WA 981331750424560
- Paul Min, O.D.Shoreline, WA 981331780743823
Common questions
What is Brett G. Bence, OD's NPI number?
Brett G. Bence, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821097056, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brett G. Bence, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10330 Meridian Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98133. Phone: (206) 528-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brett G. Bence, OD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD00001584, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brett G. Bence, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brett G. Bence, OD had 1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brett G. Bence, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98 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.