Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD
Optometrist · Bellingham, WA
Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1326662578, issued on Jun 3, 2020. Check the license (Washington OD61340451, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Walter Ness
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD61340451 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 Birchwood Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
- Phone
- (360) 733-1720
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2023
- Fax
- (360) 733-0109
- Medicaid ID
- PENDING ID
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220922002092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 720 Birchwood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jeffrey Walter Ness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD61340451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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
- Latanoprost43 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth38 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 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: $173.37
4 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
- Mt. Baker Vision ClincBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffrey Walter Ness among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Bellingham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Aginsky, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251730169285
- Andrew Barber, ODBellingham, WA 982251588735377
- Amy Bearden, O.DBellingham, WA 982251518081264
- Franklin Crissy, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251932289188
- Tom Defigueiredo, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251205943867
- Gary Dietz, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251134276355
- Richard Klinnert, ODBellingham, WA 982251891873832
- Brian Koning, O.D.Bellingham, WA 982251992782023
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD's NPI number?
Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326662578, issued on Jun 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Birchwood Ave, Bellingham, WA, 98225. Phone: (360) 733-1720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD61340451, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey Walter Ness, OD had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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.