Brian Damien Puent, MS OD
Optometrist · Wausau, WI
Brian Damien Puent, MS OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Wausau, Wisconsin, and NPI 1578530648, issued on Mar 7, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 2977, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Damien Puent
- Credential
- MS OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2977 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 227500 Rib Mountain Dr Ste 120, Wausau, WI 54401
- Phone
- (715) 803-2700
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2024
- Fax
- (833) 263-1968
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040917001163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Damien Puent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 2977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost94 claims
- Timolol Maleate32 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl11 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: $20.89
1 payment: 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.
Brian Damien Puent among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Brian Damien Puent, MS OD is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 optometrist records list a practice address in Wausau
They are 27 of the 1,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Wausau, and 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
All 1,161 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Wausau → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Alexejun, O.D.Wausau, WI 544011235275009
- Erin Daggett, O.D.Wausau, WI 544011215342084
- Richard Felty, O.D.Wausau, WI 544011477667475
- Raymond Goga, ODWausau, WI 544011982676235
- Erin Goga, O.D.Wausau, WI 544011689816753
- Robert Kessen, O.D.Wausau, WI 544011093777815
- Kelsey Koerner, O.D.Wausau, WI 544011659729580
- Gregory Leischer, O.D.Wausau, WI 544011285770065
Common questions
What is Brian Damien Puent, MS OD's NPI number?
Brian Damien Puent, MS OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578530648, issued on Mar 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Damien Puent, MS OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 227500 Rib Mountain Dr Ste 120, Wausau, WI, 54401. Phone: (715) 803-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Damien Puent, MS OD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 2977, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Damien Puent, MS OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Damien Puent, MS OD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.