NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric E. Polk, OD

Optometrist · Saint Louis, MO

Eric E. Polk, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1184845422, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (Missouri T03184, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184845422
Name
Eric E. Polk
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
T03184 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 N New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO 63141
Phone
(314) 362-3937
Enumerated
May 2, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2025
Fax
(866) 505-8818
Medicaid ID
319112207 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091118000028); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 450 N New Ballas RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carolyn Bequette, AUDAudiologist1528215852
  2. Christopher Black, CRNAAnesthesiology Physician1427219286
  3. Mary Blatt, ODOptometrist1437154499
  4. Patricia Cole, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1821081712
  5. Steven Couch, MDOphthalmology Physician1578590634
  6. Joseph Craft, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1568423721

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $326.51

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Eric Polk$326.51
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric E. Polk among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri

Eric E. Polk, OD is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Missouri

There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barbara Aalbers, ODSaint Louis, MO 631411366421158
  2. Todd Bellamy, O.D.Creve Coeur, MO 631411093711137
  3. Mary Blatt, ODSaint Louis, MO 631411437154499
  4. Tonya Bourn, O.D.Creve Coeur, MO 631411851340152
  5. Michelle Burghart, ODCreve Coeur, MO 631411932111929
  6. Thomas Cullinane, ODSt Louis, MO 631411669546354
  7. David Green, ODSaint Louis, MO 631411821180670
  8. John McGreal, ODSaint Louis, MO 631411689661886

Common questions

What is Eric E. Polk, OD's NPI number?

Eric E. Polk, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184845422, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric E. Polk, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 N New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 362-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric E. Polk, OD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number T03184, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Eric E. Polk, OD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.