Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D.
Optometrist · Story City, IA
Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Story City, Iowa, and NPI 1568454379, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 02173, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine L. Semler-Blue
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02173 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 Broad St, Story City, IA 50248
- Phone
- (641) 754-6200
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2211045 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040426000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine L. Semler-Blue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
352 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost137 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol92 claims
- Timolol Maleate42 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wolfe Clinic Eye Centers LCFairfield, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine L. Semler-Blue among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Christine L. Semler-Blue, 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
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Story City
They are 1 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Story City, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Story City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Westrum, O.D.Stratford, IA 502491801826334
- Lisa Asman, O.D.Waukee, IA 502631700334752
- Alaina Blake, O.D.Waukee, IA 502631891101002
- Jill Eggers, ODWaukee, IA 502631659608263
- Ethan Huisman, ODWaukee, IA 502631891776365
- Lindsay Kleve, O.D.Waukee, IA 502631518305622
- Gabrielle Magee, ODWaukee, IA 502631619698388
- Laura Purdue, O.D.Waukee, IA 502631780065771
Common questions
What is Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568454379, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 Broad St, Story City, IA, 50248. Phone: (641) 754-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02173, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine L. Semler-Blue, O.D. had 352 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.