Denis Wenders, OD
Optometrist · Pottsville, PA
Denis Wenders, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518947803, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000689, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denis Wenders
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000689 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1494 Route 61 Hwy S Ste 100, Pottsville, PA 17901
- Phone
- (570) 621-5690
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2023
- Fax
- (570) 622-9285
- Medicaid ID
- 1007371640003 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000351); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1494 Route 61 Hwy S Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Olex, O.D.Optometrist1528038221
Verify Denis Wenders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
746 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost369 claims
- Timolol Maleate89 claims
- Restasis28 claims
- Cyclosporine27 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl23 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): 80.8 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: $515.07
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Eye Consultants OF Pennsylvania PCWyomissing, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Denis Wenders among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Denis Wenders, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pottsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aaron Blehm, ODPottsville, PA 179011356578116
- Joseph Ellwood, ODPottsville, PA 179011427496256
- Amy Olex, O.D.Pottsville, PA 179011528038221
- David Rajchel, ODPottsville, PA 179011235114935
- Gary ScheibPottsville, PA 179011073561981
- Julie Snyder, ODPottsville, PA 179011922387265
- Akirta Sran, ODPottsville, PA 179011619590924
- David Werner, O.D.Pottsville, PA 179011710035712
Common questions
What is Denis Wenders, OD's NPI number?
Denis Wenders, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518947803, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denis Wenders, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1494 Route 61 Hwy S Ste 100, Pottsville, PA, 17901. Phone: (570) 621-5690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denis Wenders, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000689, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Denis Wenders, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denis Wenders, OD had 746 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Denis Wenders, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 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), 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.