Dale R. Buettner, O.D.
Optometrist · Franklin, WI
Dale R. Buettner, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Franklin, Wisconsin, and NPI 1194737924, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 2872-035, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dale R. Buettner
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2872-035 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8225 S 27TH St, Franklin, WI 53132
- Phone
- (414) 761-2269
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050822001279); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Dale R. Buettner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 2872-035Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,533 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost421 claims
- Timolol Maleate175 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol156 claims
- Fluorometholone91 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone86 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate71 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): 79.5 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: $832.92
29 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.
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
- Eye Physician Associates SCMequon, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Wisconsin
There are 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
Other optometrist records in Wisconsin
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- Brianna Adams, ODStoughton, WI1093605222
- Gerald Adams, ODWestby, WI1760479182
- James AdamsPortage, WI1154007953
- Lawrence Addison, O.D.Weston, WI1760794697
- Farzana AkterWaupun, WI1346821725
- Margarette Elaine Alcesto, ODShorewood, WI1669984563
- Robert Alexejun, O.D.Wausau, WI1235275009
- Carmen Alfonso-Kneiert, ODFort Atkinson, WI1710938634
- Jennifer Alvarez, O.D.Brookfield, WI1316255805
Common questions
What is Dale R. Buettner, O.D.'s NPI number?
Dale R. Buettner, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194737924, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dale R. Buettner, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8225 S 27TH St, Franklin, WI, 53132. Phone: (414) 761-2269. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dale R. Buettner, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 2872-035, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dale R. Buettner, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dale R. Buettner, O.D. had 1,533 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dale R. Buettner, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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.