Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D.
Optometrist · Rapid City, SD
Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1154390573, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 0553, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dawn Wattenhofer
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0553 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 318 Mount Rushmore RD Ste A, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 399-3937
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Dawn Wattenhofer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 0553Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost40 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 85.8 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: $30.56
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Vision Source Specialists Prof LLCRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
39 optometrist records list a Rapid City practice address
They are 39 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a Rapid City practice address, and 243 optometrist records in South Dakota.
All 39 in Rapid City → All 243 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City →
Other optometrist records in South Dakota
- Katelin Albers-Kleinsasser, ODHuron, SD1194264390
- Derek Allmer, O.D.Rapid City, SD1164482907
- Eva Anderson, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD1558724054
- Gabrielle Anderson, ODSioux Falls, SD1366332249
- Paul Anderson, ODYankton, SD1356364236
- Vance Ankrum, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD1881653442
- Ryan Arlt, O.D.Beresford, SD1265432751
- Rachel Austvold, ODWatertown, SD1992543979
- John Bannwarth, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD1689824856
- Francis Barnett, ODAberdeen, SD1912958745
Common questions
What is Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D.'s NPI number?
Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154390573, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 318 Mount Rushmore RD Ste A, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 399-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0553, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D. had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.