Erich William Wanagat, O.D.
Optometrist · Newport News, VA
Erich William Wanagat, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Newport News, Virginia, and NPI 1568452043, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0618003104, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erich William Wanagat
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618003104 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd Ste 100, Newport News, VA 23606
- Phone
- (757) 595-8404
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231013000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erich William Wanagat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618003104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $22.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, 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.
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
- James River Eye Physicians PCNewport News, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erich William Wanagat among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Erich William Wanagat, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Newport News → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Debra Bashkoff, ODNewport News, VA 236061144216730
- Fadee Bittar, ODNewport News, VA 236061508941709
- Amy Kearney, O.D.Newport News, VA 236061740401587
- Andrew Pisetzner, ODNewport News, VA 236061497362248
- Naomi Sakoda, O.D.Newport News, VA 236061801918156
- Carla Sappenfield, ODNewport News, VA 236061346227923
- William Vanzetta, ODNewport News, VA 236061124005707
- Tenesha Bazemore, O.D.Newport News, VA 236051548314388
Common questions
What is Erich William Wanagat, O.D.'s NPI number?
Erich William Wanagat, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568452043, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erich William Wanagat, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd Ste 100, Newport News, VA, 23606. Phone: (757) 595-8404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erich William Wanagat, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618003104, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erich William Wanagat, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erich William Wanagat, O.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; 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.