Heidi H. Welnak, OD
Optometrist · Manchester Center, VT
Heidi H. Welnak, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Manchester Center, Vermont, and NPI 1609484179, issued on Jul 21, 2020. Check the license (Vermont 030.0133931, as entered in NPPES) with the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heidi H. Welnak
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 030.0133931 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5222 Main St, Manchester Center, VT 05255
- Phone
- (802) 366-8050
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (802) 366-8045
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200831002175); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heidi H. Welnak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Vermont board licenses this profession
Search for license 030.0133931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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
- Latanoprost93 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
- Travoprost11 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: $47.22
1 payment: 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
- Advanced Eyecare PCBennington, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heidi H. Welnak among 134 optometrist records in Vermont
Heidi H. Welnak, OD is one of 134 optometrist records with a practice address in Vermont. 72% 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 81% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 66% 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 Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Vermont
There are 134 optometrist records in Vermont.
All 134 in Vermont → Every provider in Manchester Center → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jenifer Ambler, O.D.Brattleboro, VT 053011306841507
- Herbert Black, O.D.Brattleboro, VT 053011265439723
- Robert Cotter, O.D.Brattleboro, VT 053011427058064
- John Duff, O.D.Brattleboro, VT 053011629033394
- Laura Fidler, ODBrattleboro, VT 053011689321531
- Joseph Santry, ODBrattleboro, VT 053011083719918
- Paula Laroche, O.D.Bennington, VT 052011669427407
- Michael Porter, O.D.Bennington, VT 052011043258262
Common questions
What is Heidi H. Welnak, OD's NPI number?
Heidi H. Welnak, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609484179, issued on Jul 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heidi H. Welnak, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5222 Main St, Manchester Center, VT, 05255. Phone: (802) 366-8050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heidi H. Welnak, OD's license?
NPPES lists Vermont license number 030.0133931, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heidi H. Welnak, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heidi H. Welnak, OD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.