Erin Bales
Optometrist · Independence, MO
Erin Bales is an optometrist with a practice address in Independence, Missouri, and NPI 1275985806, issued on Jul 7, 2016. Check the license (Missouri 2016015960, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erin Bales
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2016015960 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19045 E Valley View Pkwy, Independence, MO 64055
- Phone
- (816) 795-7777
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160711000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 19045 E Valley View Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Erin Bales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2016015960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost19 claims
- Restasis15 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): 92 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: $119.24
6 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.
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
- Insight Eyecare Specialties IncKansas City, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erin Bales among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Erin Bales 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 2016, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
37 optometrist records list a practice address in Independence
They are 37 of the 1,810 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
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- Jessica Hillner, O.D.Independence, MO 640551447275995
Common questions
What is Erin Bales's NPI number?
Erin Bales's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275985806, issued on Jul 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erin Bales located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19045 E Valley View Pkwy, Independence, MO, 64055. Phone: (816) 795-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erin Bales's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2016015960, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erin Bales prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erin Bales had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erin Bales's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 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.