Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D.
Optometrist · Alpena, MI
Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Alpena, Michigan, and NPI 1982689022, issued on Dec 13, 2005. Check the license (Michigan GS003032, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Arthur Skiba
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- GS003032 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2368 US 23 S, Alpena, MI 49707
- Phone
- (989) 356-9096
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 356-3968
- Medicaid ID
- 2712967 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081104000533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald Arthur Skiba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license GS003032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
510 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost210 claims
- Timolol Maleate75 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol47 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate37 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth18 claims
- Restasis17 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): 92.4 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: $223.45
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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
- Skiba Vision Center, PLLCAlpena, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Arthur Skiba among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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 · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Alpena
They are 14 of the 735 NPPES records with a practice address in Alpena, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
All 1,963 in Michigan → Every provider in Alpena → Optometrist nationwide →
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- Sophia Grabiel, ODAlpena, MI 497071396476727
- Michael Harkins, ODAlpena, MI 497071336110212
- Mark Karsten, ODAlpena, MI 497071427029305
- Anthony Luongo, ODAlpena, MI 497071609226034
- Desiree Miller, ODAlpena, MI 497071568148781
- Darwin Ristow, O.D.Alpena, MI 497071134230543
Common questions
What is Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982689022, issued on Dec 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2368 US 23 S, Alpena, MI, 49707. Phone: (989) 356-9096. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number GS003032, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D. had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerald Arthur Skiba, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.