David B. Auer, OD
Optometrist · Dubuque, IA
David B. Auer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Dubuque, Iowa, and NPI 1497735260, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 02180, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David B. Auer
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02180 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2140 Jfk RD, Dubuque, IA 52002
- Phone
- (563) 582-0769
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (563) 582-5772
- Medicaid IDs
- 38618500 WI
1250803 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061019000267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2140 Jfk RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David B. Auer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,563 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost664 claims
- Timolol Maleate173 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate103 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth83 claims
- Erythromycin74 claims
- Lumigan55 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: $36.16
2 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
- Fuerste Eye ClinicDubuque, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David B. Auer among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
David B. Auer, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 optometrist records list a practice address in Dubuque
They are 23 of the 1,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Dubuque, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Dubuque → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Arensdorff, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520021255644621
- William Auer, ODDubuque, IA 520021598334971
- Erica Da Silva, ODDubuque, IA 520021083363360
- Michelle Gardner, ODDubuque, IA 520021639383599
- Corey Kelly, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520021720166945
- Kelli Lecher, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520021255746525
- Steven Maxwell, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520021861457657
- Theresa McCartney, ODDubuque, IA 520021609256627
Common questions
What is David B. Auer, OD's NPI number?
David B. Auer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497735260, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David B. Auer, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2140 Jfk RD, Dubuque, IA, 52002. Phone: (563) 582-0769. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David B. Auer, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02180, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David B. Auer, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David B. Auer, OD had 1,563 Medicare Part D claims for 407 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.