Dean Palanca Ouano, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · New Bern, NC
Dean Palanca Ouano, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New Bern, North Carolina, and NPI 1811911316, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9400604, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean Palanca Ouano
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 9400604 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 802 Mccarthy Blvd, New Bern, NC 28562
- Phone
- (252) 633-4183
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 636-1674
- Medicaid ID
- 8964027 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100318000821); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 802 Mccarthy Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jordan Ridgeway, O.D.Optometrist1902231640
- Michele Scott, MDGlaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1780865717
Verify Dean Palanca Ouano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9400604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,703 Medicare Part D claims for 639 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate663 claims
- Ofloxacin409 claims
- Timolol Maleate403 claims
- Latanoprost221 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol214 claims
- Prolensa123 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.5 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: $425.89
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Coastal Eye Clinic, PAMorehead City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean Palanca Ouano among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Dean Palanca Ouano, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in New Bern → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Chance, MDNew Bern, NC 285621992719009
- William Clark, MDNew Bern, NC 285621447831177
- Andrew Davidson, M.D.New Bern, NC 285621073597050
- Bettina Meekins, MDNew Bern, NC 285621548284037
- Tate Saurey, MDNew Bern, NC 285621932661162
- Jay Singleton, D.O.New Bern, NC 285621861476913
- Joseph Barrion, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471013988823
- Catherine Hagan, MDCamp Lejeune, NC 285471700941606
Common questions
What is Dean Palanca Ouano, MD's NPI number?
Dean Palanca Ouano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811911316, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean Palanca Ouano, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 802 Mccarthy Blvd, New Bern, NC, 28562. Phone: (252) 633-4183. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean Palanca Ouano, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400604, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dean Palanca Ouano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean Palanca Ouano, MD had 2,703 Medicare Part D claims for 639 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dean Palanca Ouano, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 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), 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.