Heather Bae, OD
Optometrist · Newport News, VA
Heather Bae, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Newport News, Virginia, and NPI 1578102679, issued on Jan 6, 2020. Check the license (Virginia 0618002798, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Bae
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618002798 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 422 Oriana RD, Newport News, VA 23608
- Phone
- (757) 875-0675
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 875-0695
- Medicaid ID
- 1619087608 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200319002834); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,460 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 422 Oriana RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kenneth Arndt, O.D.Optometrist1225148232
- Bryn Langenderfer, ODOptometrist1639743412
Verify Heather Bae in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618002798Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost22 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $39.78
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Lake Ridge Vision Center PLLCLake Ridge, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Bae among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Heather Bae, OD 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 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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
- Kenneth Arndt, O.D.Newport News, VA 236081225148232
- Bryn Langenderfer, ODNewport News, VA 236081639743412
- 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
Common questions
What is Heather Bae, OD's NPI number?
Heather Bae, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578102679, issued on Jan 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Bae, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 422 Oriana RD, Newport News, VA, 23608. Phone: (757) 875-0675. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Bae, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618002798, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Bae, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Bae, OD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; 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.