Darlene Mae Anker, O.D.
Optometrist · Bellingham, WA
Darlene Mae Anker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1992963433, issued on May 31, 2008. Check the license (Washington 1747, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darlene Mae Anker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1747 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 410 W Bakerview RD, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Phone
- (360) 392-8306
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 778-1378
- Medicaid ID
- 2034577 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080930000309); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 410 W Bakerview RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Madison BashBehavior Technician1437963444
Verify Darlene Mae Anker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 1747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost46 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: $610.99
10 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
- Clearview Eyecare PLLCBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darlene Mae Anker among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Darlene Mae Anker, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Bellingham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer BilekBellingham, WA 982261710670351
- Amandeep Buttar, ODBellingham, WA 982261538749379
- Emily Freeman, OD, MSBellingham, WA 982261144711086
- Brett Igbinoba, ODBellingham, WA 982261548610066
- Rajbir Kaur KhehraBellingham, WA 982261003432022
- Cam Ly, ODBellingham, WA 982261073966479
- Lydia Pan, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982261114054426
- Rohit Sachdeva, ODBellingham, WA 982261588258487
Common questions
What is Darlene Mae Anker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Darlene Mae Anker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992963433, issued on May 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darlene Mae Anker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 W Bakerview RD, Bellingham, WA, 98226. Phone: (360) 392-8306. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darlene Mae Anker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 1747, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Darlene Mae Anker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darlene Mae Anker, O.D. had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.