Elyse E. Bower, OD
Optometrist · Kearney, NE
Elyse E. Bower, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1508478892, issued on Aug 19, 2020. Check the license (Nebraska 1517, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elyse E. Bower
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1517 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 411 W 39TH St, Kearney, NE 68845
- Phone
- (308) 865-2760
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2023
- Fax
- (308) 865-2769
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200828002788); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 411 W 39TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Agraz, MDOphthalmology Physician1578092839
- Kyle Craw, ODOptometrist1447877733
- Jennifer Daup, OTR/LSpecialist1376637736
- Frank Williams, ODOptometrist1720180425
Verify Elyse E. Bower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
294 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost100 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate38 claims
- Erythromycin31 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine19 claims
- Lumigan14 claims
- Cyclosporine12 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): 69.7 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: $69.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Kearney Eye Institute PCKearney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elyse E. Bower among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Elyse E. Bower, OD is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 71% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Nebraska
There are 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Kearney → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patrick Bierbower, ODKearney, NE 688451811054083
- Howard Christman, O.D.Kearney, NE 688451952301533
- Kyle Craw, ODKearney, NE 688451447877733
- Dennis Sherrerd, ODKearney, NE 688451073571659
- Jerry Vaughan, O.D.Kearney, NE 688451467443804
- Frank Williams, ODKearney, NE 688451720180425
- Katherine Fleecs, ODKearney, NE 688471497245948
- Michael Gilbreath, O.D.Kearney, NE 688471942438650
Common questions
What is Elyse E. Bower, OD's NPI number?
Elyse E. Bower, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508478892, issued on Aug 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elyse E. Bower, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 411 W 39TH St, Kearney, NE, 68845. Phone: (308) 865-2760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elyse E. Bower, OD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1517, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elyse E. Bower, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elyse E. Bower, OD had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elyse E. Bower, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.7 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.