Cara Vander Wilt, O.D.
Optometrist · Johnston, IA
Cara Vander Wilt, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Johnston, Iowa, and NPI 1124012869, issued on Sep 8, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 02289, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Vander Wilt
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02289 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5501 NW 86TH St Ste 500, Johnston, IA 50131
- Phone
- (515) 270-0494
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Fax
- (515) 270-6463
- Medicaid ID
- 1124012869 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140814001502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 676 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5501 NW 86TH St Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Neighbors, O.D.Optometrist1386657641
Verify Cara Vander Wilt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02289Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $68.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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
- Real Optics IncDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Vander Wilt among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Cara Vander Wilt, O.D. is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Johnston
They are 4 of the 524 NPPES records with a practice address in Johnston, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Neighbors, O.D.Johnston, IA 501311386657641
- Jay Petersma, O.D.Johnston, IA 501311326148933
- Jordan Ukena, ODJohnston, IA 501311013584549
- William Brenny, ODJefferson, IA 501291427107416
- Terry Brown, ODJefferson, IA 501291992786354
- Kyle Stalder, O.D.Jefferson, IA 501291720019029
- Whitney Driver, O.D.Iowa Falls, IA 501261093398935
- Marwood Snell, ODIowa Falls, IA 501261588733000
Common questions
What is Cara Vander Wilt, O.D.'s NPI number?
Cara Vander Wilt, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124012869, issued on Sep 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Vander Wilt, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 NW 86TH St Ste 500, Johnston, IA, 50131. Phone: (515) 270-0494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Vander Wilt, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02289, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.