Daniel James Van Elk, OD
Optometrist · Saint Joseph, MI
Daniel James Van Elk, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Michigan, and NPI 1194216937, issued on May 29, 2018. Check the license (Michigan 4901005107, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel James Van Elk
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901005107 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2848 Niles RD, Saint Joseph, MI 49085
- Phone
- (269) 428-3300
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2023
- Fax
- (269) 428-5005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190625003467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel James Van Elk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901005107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
3,871 Medicare Part D claims for 1,032 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,400 claims
- Timolol Maleate506 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol386 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate288 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate274 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl192 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Great Lakes Eye Care PCSaint Joseph, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel James Van Elk among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Daniel James Van Elk, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Saint Joseph
They are 21 of the 1,038 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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- Heather Cotter, O.D.Saint Joseph, MI 490851962610840
- Steven Day, ODSaint Joseph, MI 490851578843637
- Daniel Dudley, O.D.Saint Joseph, MI 490851962539163
- Robert Flood, O.D.Saint Joseph, MI 490851356424840
- Danielle Lower, O.D.Saint Joseph, MI 490851891134821
Common questions
What is Daniel James Van Elk, OD's NPI number?
Daniel James Van Elk, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194216937, issued on May 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel James Van Elk, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2848 Niles RD, Saint Joseph, MI, 49085. Phone: (269) 428-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel James Van Elk, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901005107, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Daniel James Van Elk, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel James Van Elk, OD had 3,871 Medicare Part D claims for 1,032 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel James Van Elk, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.