Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D.
Optometrist · Norfolk, NE
Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Norfolk, Nebraska, and NPI 1144334624, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 1262, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer A. Furstenau
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1262 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2501 W Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701
- Phone
- (402) 371-3158
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2023
- Fax
- (402) 371-3466
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060909000035); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2501 W Benjamin Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Langan, O.D.Optometrist1386809655
- Richard Meyer, O.D.Optometrist1982681318
Verify Jennifer A. Furstenau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1262Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost25 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 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): 100 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: $548.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; 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 one group practice
- Eye Physicians, P.C.Norfolk, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer A. Furstenau among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D. is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 71% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Nebraska
There are 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Norfolk → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rita Clyde, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011851401061
- Ann Feidler-Klein, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011043216013
- Courtney Goetsch, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011982718276
- Jarod Kastl, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011285685438
- Melinda Kennel, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011013908656
- Jeffrey Klein, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011902802994
- Sarah Langan, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011386809655
- Richard Meyer, O.D.Norfolk, NE 687011982681318
Common questions
What is Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D.'s NPI number?
Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144334624, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 W Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NE, 68701. Phone: (402) 371-3158. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1262, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jennifer A. Furstenau, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.