Emily L. Walters, O.D.
Optometrist · Sioux Falls, SD
Emily L. Walters, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1609154608, issued on Jul 26, 2011. Check the license (South Dakota 675, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily L. Walters
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 675 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6601 S Minnesota Ave Ste 200, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
- Phone
- (605) 336-6294
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Fax
- (605) 336-0266
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111011000605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Emily L. Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,161 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost544 claims
- Timolol Maleate164 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate130 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol88 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl51 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone24 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: $115.70
5 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
- Ophthalmology LtdMitchell, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emily L. Walters among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota
Emily L. Walters, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 183 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
75 optometrist records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 75 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vance Ankrum, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571081881653442
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- Paul Greenfield, ODSioux Falls, SD 571081093716557
- Charles Howlin, ODSioux Falls, SD 571081518950179
- Lisa Kollis-Young, ODSioux Falls, SD 571081609869262
- Andrea McCann, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571081083607493
- Brandy Morrow, ODSioux Falls, SD 571081346237724
- Keith Rasmussen, ODSioux Falls, SD 571081831195759
Common questions
What is Emily L. Walters, O.D.'s NPI number?
Emily L. Walters, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609154608, issued on Jul 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily L. Walters, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6601 S Minnesota Ave Ste 200, Sioux Falls, SD, 57108. Phone: (605) 336-6294. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily L. Walters, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 675, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Emily L. Walters, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emily L. Walters, O.D. had 1,161 Medicare Part D claims for 243 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.