Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D.
Optometrist · Billings, MT
Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1568566784, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license (Montana 756, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Joan Cross
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 756 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 Lake Elmo Dr Ste 1, Billings, MT 59105
- Phone
- (406) 245-2299
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2023
- Fax
- (406) 245-8302
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040923000839); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1540 Lake Elmo Dr Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Devin Despain, O.D.Optometrist1730344698
Verify Jennifer Joan Cross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 756Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
610 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost306 claims
- Timolol Maleate70 claims
- Lumigan36 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
- Erythromycin24 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: $226.65
4 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Billings Family Eyecare Shiloh PLLCBillings, MT
- Billings Family Optical PLLCBillings, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer Joan Cross among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 optometrist records list a practice address in Billings
They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Devin Despain, O.D.Billings, MT 591051730344698
- Jennifer Dull, O.D.Billings, MT 591051124165618
- Gabrielle Gunlikson, ODBillings, MT 591051295350577
- Michael Hansen, ODBillings, MT 591051275686842
- Sarah Hill, O.D.Billings, MT 591051952475790
- Brad Kimball, O.D.Billings, MT 591051174691109
- Brian Linde, O.D.Billings, MT 591051508934142
- Bart Lotton, O.D.Billings, MT 591051336136886
Common questions
What is Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D.'s NPI number?
Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568566784, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 Lake Elmo Dr Ste 1, Billings, MT, 59105. Phone: (406) 245-2299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 756, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Joan Cross, O.D. had 610 Medicare Part D claims for 130 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.