Heather Elizabeth Buist, OD
Optometrist · Big Rapids, MI
Heather Elizabeth Buist, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Big Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1275554990, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901004310, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Elizabeth Buist
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901004310 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1310 Cramer Circle, Big Rapids, MI 49307
- Phone
- (231) 591-2222
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 591-3991
- Medicaid ID
- 4777236 MI
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,963 in Michigan → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1310 Cramer Circle
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kevin Alexander, OD PHDOptometrist1144241969
- Robert Buckingham, ODOptometrist1851312573
- Robert Carter, ODOptometrist1073534798
- Roger Kamen, ODOptometrist1063421006
- Joshua Lotoczky, ODOptometrist1346267226
- Renee Mika, ODOptometrist1437176310
Verify Heather Elizabeth Buist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901004310Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $244.36
2 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.
Heather Elizabeth Buist among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Heather Elizabeth Buist, OD 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
55 optometrist records list a practice address in Big Rapids
They are 55 of the 485 NPPES records with a practice address in Big Rapids, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin Alexander, OD PHDBig Rapids, MI 493071144241969
- Robert Buckingham, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071851312573
- Robert Carter, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071073534798
- Joseph Czinder, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071508815994
- David Durkee, O.D.Big Rapids, MI 493071952351926
- Sarah Hinkley, O.D.Big Rapids, MI 493071306891619
- Thomas Klimek, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071508869272
- Joshua Lotoczky, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071346267226
Common questions
What is Heather Elizabeth Buist, OD's NPI number?
Heather Elizabeth Buist, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275554990, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Elizabeth Buist, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1310 Cramer Circle, Big Rapids, MI, 49307. Phone: (231) 591-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Elizabeth Buist, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901004310, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.