Brian Blum, O.D.
Optometrist · Bethel, AK
Brian Blum, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bethel, Alaska, and NPI 1225446131, issued on Jul 24, 2014. Check the license (Alaska 353, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Blum
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 353 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 528 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy, Bethel, AK 99559
- Phone
- (907) 543-6336
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Blum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license 353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost19 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: $50.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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.
Brian Blum among 198 optometrist records in Alaska
Brian Blum, O.D. is one of 198 optometrist records with a practice address in Alaska. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 68% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Bethel
They are 7 of the 1,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethel, and 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
All 198 in Alaska → Every provider in Bethel → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wesley Charlton, ODBethel, AK 995591174744155
- Pamela Conrad, ODBethel, AK 995591225259203
- Isaac Kalistook, O.D.Bethel, AK 995591285180562
- Jacqueline Lesniak, O.D.Bethel, AK 995591376755868
- Dalila Lucatero, O.D.Bethel, AK 995591083099659
- Krystle Penaflor, O.D.Bethel, AK 995591053625681
- Mario Cruz, ODDillingham, AK 995761962926956
- Alyssa Horstman, ODDillingham, AK 995761427627876
Common questions
What is Brian Blum, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Blum, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225446131, issued on Jul 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Blum, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 528 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy, Bethel, AK, 99559. Phone: (907) 543-6336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Blum, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 353, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Blum, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Blum, O.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.