NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carl F. Powers, O.D.

Optometrist · Petoskey, MI

Carl F. Powers, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Petoskey, Michigan, and NPI 1285796748, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901003585, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285796748
Name
Carl F. Powers
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
4901003585 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
614 Howard St, Petoskey, MI 49770
Phone
(231) 347-3298
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(231) 347-0564
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040123000153); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 614 Howard St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Degroot, O.D.Optometrist1689734105

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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Carl Powers62
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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: $77.53

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Carl Powers$77.53
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Carl F. Powers among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan

Carl F. Powers, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Michigan

There are 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Bell, O.D.Petoskey, MI 497701639818263
  2. John Degroot, O.D.Petoskey, MI 497701689734105
  3. Debra Denton, O.D.Petoskey, MI 497701124053954
  4. Max Engelman, ODPetoskey, MI 497701730196262
  5. Lyndsay Olmstead, O.D.Petoskey, MI 497701922363589
  6. Janelle Routhier, O.DPetoskey, MI 497701154550325
  7. Theresia Sobczak, O.D.Petoskey, MI 497701366536492
  8. James Sobczak, O.D.Petoskey, MI 497701922192053

Common questions

What is Carl F. Powers, O.D.'s NPI number?

Carl F. Powers, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285796748, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carl F. Powers, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 614 Howard St, Petoskey, MI, 49770. Phone: (231) 347-3298. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carl F. Powers, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901003585, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carl F. Powers, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carl F. Powers, O.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.