Dennis Wayne Francis, OD
Optometrist · Marion, IA
Dennis Wayne Francis, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Marion, Iowa, and NPI 1558341537, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 02168, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis Wayne Francis
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02168 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1065 East Post Road, Marion, IA 52302
- Phone
- (319) 377-2222
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 377-2967
- Medicaid ID
- 0461921 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100120000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1065 East Post Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Cruise, ODOptometrist1437129558
Verify Dennis Wayne Francis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
315 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost160 claims
- Timolol Maleate58 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Linn County Eye Care PLCMarion, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis Wayne Francis among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Dennis Wayne Francis, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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 · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Marion
They are 7 of the 260 NPPES records with a practice address in Marion, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Marion → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Troy Albrecht, ODMarion, IA 523021053392522
- David Christensen, ODMarion, IA 523021891775276
- Kimberly Cruise, ODMarion, IA 523021437129558
- Lori Digmann, ODMarion, IA 523021952382442
- Emma Gurgel, ODMarion, IA 523021326841933
- Brett Hansel, O.D.Marion, IA 523021992817183
- Susan Davis, O.D.Marengo, IA 523011740267970
- Patrick Fleming, O.D.Marengo, IA 523011124289186
Common questions
What is Dennis Wayne Francis, OD's NPI number?
Dennis Wayne Francis, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558341537, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis Wayne Francis, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1065 East Post Road, Marion, IA, 52302. Phone: (319) 377-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis Wayne Francis, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02168, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dennis Wayne Francis, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis Wayne Francis, OD had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dennis Wayne Francis, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.