Dea Bekteshi, OD
Optometrist · Shreveport, LA
Dea Bekteshi, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1316614365, issued on Aug 26, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 1949-885AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dea Bekteshi
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1949-885AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 471 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Shreveport, LA 71106
- Phone
- (318) 795-4770
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2025
- Fax
- (318) 795-4775
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211129000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 540 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 471 Ashley Ridge Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Geoffrey Garrett, MDOphthalmology Physician1710981659
Verify Dea Bekteshi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1949-885ATCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
54 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 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 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: $274.57
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Highland Clinic, A Prof Med CorpShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dea Bekteshi among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Dea Bekteshi, OD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Bakowski, O.D.Shreveport, LA 711061679876023
- Gabrielle Boyd, ODShreveport, LA 711061730687260
- Jon Branton, O.D.Shreveport, LA 711061275500696
- Alisa Brogden, O.D.Shreveport, LA 711061598878860
- Carla Carter, O.D.Shreveport, LA 711061902184369
- Christine Davis, ODShreveport, LA 711061033182183
- Michael Pickering, O.D.Shreveport, LA 711061114022175
- Hudson TaylorShreveport, LA 711061902768807
Common questions
What is Dea Bekteshi, OD's NPI number?
Dea Bekteshi, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316614365, issued on Aug 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dea Bekteshi, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 471 Ashley Ridge Blvd, Shreveport, LA, 71106. Phone: (318) 795-4770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dea Bekteshi, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1949-885AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dea Bekteshi, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dea Bekteshi, OD had 54 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.