David Michaels, O.D.
Optometrist · Omaha, NE
David Michaels, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1477605541, issued on Jan 17, 2007. Check the license (Nebraska 1007, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Michaels
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1007 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12660 Q St, Omaha, NE 68137
- Phone
- (402) 884-6841
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 896-5931
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040629001137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12660 Q St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kyle Klug, ODOptometrist1356963391
- Ellen Weiss, O.D.Optometrist1982754966
Verify David Michaels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1007Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost43 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: $17.13
1 payment: 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
- Millard Family Eyecare PCOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Michaels among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
David Michaels, O.D. is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 71% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Nebraska
There are 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Omaha → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Bergman, ODOmaha, NE 681371578647376
- Jennifer Brammeier, ODOmaha, NE 681371003923855
- Alexander DonovanOmaha, NE 681371457971103
- Alan Eschmann, O.D.Omaha, NE 681371881888238
- John Goertz, O.D.Omaha, NE 681371699709006
- Kyle Klug, ODOmaha, NE 681371356963391
- Amber Knuth, O.D.Omaha, NE 681371669855862
- Terry Legacie, O.D.Omaha, NE 681371518040146
Common questions
What is David Michaels, O.D.'s NPI number?
David Michaels, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477605541, issued on Jan 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Michaels, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12660 Q St, Omaha, NE, 68137. Phone: (402) 884-6841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Michaels, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1007, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Michaels, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Michaels, O.D. had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 21 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.