Ian W. McWherter, O.D.
Optometrist · Louisville, KY
Ian W. McWherter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1770838732, issued on Jul 16, 2012. Check the license (Kentucky 1905DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ian W. McWherter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1905DT KY
18003740A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1935 Bluegrass Ave, Louisville, KY 40215
- Phone
- (502) 364-0033
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2022
- Fax
- (502) 361-4488
- Medicaid IDs
- 7100286300 KY
201258240 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130917000320); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1935 Bluegrass Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ian W. McWherter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1905DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
7,424 Medicare Part D claims for 1,191 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,214 claims
- Restasis827 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol656 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate434 claims
- Cyclosporine366 claims
- Timolol Maleate341 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): 98.9 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: $2,361.05
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Eye Centers OF Louisville,pscLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Ian W. McWherter, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ian W. McWherter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770838732, issued on Jul 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ian W. McWherter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1935 Bluegrass Ave, Louisville, KY, 40215. Phone: (502) 364-0033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ian W. McWherter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1905DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ian W. McWherter, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ian W. McWherter, O.D. had 7,424 Medicare Part D claims for 1,191 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ian W. McWherter, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.9 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.