Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D.
Optometrist · Juneau, AK
Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Juneau, Alaska, and NPI 1437259678, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Alaska ODO134, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Forrest Bates Messerschmidt
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- ODO134 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8800 Glacier Hwy Ste 118, Juneau, AK 99801
- Phone
- (907) 789-1855
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 789-1881
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090424000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Forrest Bates Messerschmidt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license ODO134Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
710 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost84 claims
- Lumigan68 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 claims
- Simbrinza50 claims
- Cyclosporine40 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol37 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $56.44
3 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.
Forrest Bates Messerschmidt among 198 optometrist records in Alaska
Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D. is one of 198 optometrist records with a practice address in Alaska. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 68% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alaska
There are 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
All 198 in Alaska → Every provider in Juneau → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bennett, O.DJuneau, AK 998011558454553
- Sarah Bixby-Dubois, O.D.Juneau, AK 998011447690037
- Hanna Fylpaa, O.D.Juneau, AK 998011427462258
- Elizabeth Hunt, ODJuneau, AK 998011942589783
- Jill Matheson, O.D.Juneau, AK 998011700801420
- Jaelyn McComas, O.D.Juneau, AK 998011386948669
- Timothy Strand, O.D.Juneau, AK 998011538167044
- Michael Vernon, ODJuneau, AK 998011326216896
Common questions
What is Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D.'s NPI number?
Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437259678, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8800 Glacier Hwy Ste 118, Juneau, AK, 99801. Phone: (907) 789-1855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number ODO134, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D. had 710 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Forrest Bates Messerschmidt, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.