Daniel Ahrens
Optometrist · Blue Island, IL
Daniel Ahrens is an optometrist with a practice address in Blue Island, Illinois, and NPI 1700299658, issued on Jun 9, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 046010807, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Ahrens
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046010807 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13114 S Western Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406
- Phone
- (708) 388-1228
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140708001824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Ahrens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046010807Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
337 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost124 claims
- Timolol Maleate41 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol16 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 claims
- Brinzolamide13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,444.66
7 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
- Meyer Eyecare IncBlue Island, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Ahrens among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Daniel Ahrens is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Blue Island
They are 5 of the 269 NPPES records with a practice address in Blue Island, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Blue Island → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eiman Gafour, O.DBlue Island, IL 604061043227168
- Jill Ingelse, O.D.Blue Island, IL 604061528058443
- Ansel Johnson, ODBlue Island, IL 604061023106309
- Leonidas Johnson, ODBlue Island, IL 604061912022641
- Nicole Albright, O.D.Calumet City, IL 604091790949949
- Donna Carver, O.DCrest Hill, IL 604031720114499
- David Cavender, O.D.Calumet City, IL 604091356413173
- Cathleen Cavender, O.D.Calumet City, IL 604091811051659
Common questions
What is Daniel Ahrens's NPI number?
Daniel Ahrens's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700299658, issued on Jun 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Ahrens located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13114 S Western Ave, Blue Island, IL, 60406. Phone: (708) 388-1228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Ahrens's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046010807, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Daniel Ahrens prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Ahrens had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Ahrens's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100. 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.