Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D.
Optometrist · Bend, OR
Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1932129541, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Oregon 3179ATI, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darcy Christine Balcer
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3179ATI OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR 97701
- Phone
- (541) 382-2811
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 213177 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060927000608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darcy Christine Balcer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license 3179ATICheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost87 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth48 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate35 claims
- Cyclosporine28 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 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): 100 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: $13.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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
- Bend OphthalmologyBend, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darcy Christine Balcer among 944 optometrist records in Oregon
Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D. is one of 944 optometrist records with a practice address in Oregon. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 65% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Oregon
There are 944 optometrist records in Oregon.
All 944 in Oregon → Every provider in Bend → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Carmiencke, O.D.Bend, OR 977011073670170
- Dennis Fee, ODBend, OR 977011457435729
- Keith Feilzer, O.D.Bend, OR 977011972793255
- Jeffrey Jones, OD LLCBend, OR 977011912107608
- Joseph Kvortek, ODBend, OR 977011063623221
- E. Lewis, ODBend, OR 977011730110354
- Gabrielle Marshall, ODBend, OR 977011326122680
- Elizabeth Potvin, ODBend, OR 977011063568152
Common questions
What is Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D.'s NPI number?
Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932129541, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR, 97701. Phone: (541) 382-2811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number 3179ATI, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D. had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darcy Christine Balcer, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.