Dana Marlene Nelson
Optometrist · Allentown, PA
Dana Marlene Nelson is an optometrist with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568984177, issued on Jul 14, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG003306, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana Marlene Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG003306 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 949 Airport Center Dr, Allentown, PA 18109
- Phone
- (610) 264-0891
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180216001187); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dana Marlene Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG003306Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost47 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate18 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol15 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 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: $230.01
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Werner Eye Associates, P.C.State College, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dana Marlene Nelson among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Dana Marlene Nelson is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela Kimmel, ODAllentown, PA 181061609947001
- Jason Ning, ODAllentown, PA 181061588149843
- Adam Rosati, O.D.Allentown, PA 181061336101807
- Lani Siddique, O.D.Allentown, PA 181061447416995
- Richard Wiscount, O.D.Allentown, PA 181061134128952
- Izabella BusherAllentown, PA 181041821776063
- Juliana Haddad, ODAllentown, PA 181041225964182
- Amanda Hadeed, ODAllentown, PA 181041790446177
Common questions
What is Dana Marlene Nelson's NPI number?
Dana Marlene Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568984177, issued on Jul 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana Marlene Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 949 Airport Center Dr, Allentown, PA, 18109. Phone: (610) 264-0891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana Marlene Nelson's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG003306, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dana Marlene Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana Marlene Nelson had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.