Courtney A. Kness, O.D.
Optometrist · Holdrege, NE
Courtney A. Kness, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Holdrege, Nebraska, and NPI 1013295252, issued on Jul 21, 2011. Check the license (Nebraska 1356, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Courtney A. Kness
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1356 NE
14107 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 503 Mcmillan St, Holdrege, NE 68949
- Phone
- (308) 995-8697
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (908) 995-6931
- Medicaid ID
- 47061665413 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170613000197); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 503 Mcmillan St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brett Hytrek, O.D.Optometrist1184954927
- Walter McCormick, ODOptometrist1992700140
- Wayne Quincy, ODOptometrist1386649531
Verify Courtney A. Kness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
225 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Timolol Maleate37 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $247.47
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Eastern Virginia Eye Associates PCChesapeake, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Courtney A. Kness among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Courtney A. Kness, O.D. is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 71% 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 Nebraska 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 Holdrege
They are 4 of the 171 NPPES records with a practice address in Holdrege, and 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Holdrege → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Hytrek, O.D.Holdrege, NE 689491184954927
- Walter McCormick, ODHoldrege, NE 689491992700140
- Wayne Quincy, ODHoldrege, NE 689491386649531
- Edgar Alderman, O.D.Minden, NE 689591477638724
- Andrea Eigenberg, O.D.Minden, NE 689591548572472
- Kelly McLain, ODAlma, NE 689201487063863
- Jeremy McMeen, O.D.Superior, NE 689781790774347
- Jessica Moore, O.D.Sutton, NE 689791043207194
Common questions
What is Courtney A. Kness, O.D.'s NPI number?
Courtney A. Kness, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013295252, issued on Jul 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Courtney A. Kness, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 503 Mcmillan St, Holdrege, NE, 68949. Phone: (308) 995-8697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Courtney A. Kness, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1356, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Courtney A. Kness, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Courtney A. Kness, O.D. had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Courtney A. Kness, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.