Jennifer Houseknecht, OD
Optometrist · Elkhart, IN
Jennifer Houseknecht, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Elkhart, Indiana, and NPI 1164472734, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18002819, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Houseknecht
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002819 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3701 S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46517
- Phone
- (574) 875-4499
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (855) 326-4293
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060926000107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3701 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jennifer Houseknecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $23.99
1 payment: 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
- City Optical CO IncIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer Houseknecht among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Jennifer Houseknecht, OD is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 optometrist records list a practice address in Elkhart
They are 20 of the 1,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Elkhart, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Austin, ODElkhart, IN 465171922591957
- Jan Boehringer, ODElkhart, IN 465171841211844
- Marwa Choucair, ODElkhart, IN 465171578292462
- Olivia ElstonElkhart, IN 465171194413443
- Luke Finke, ODElkhart, IN 465171174419956
- Megan Lehman, ODElkhart, IN 465171578749628
- Cheryl Loman, O.D.Elkhart, IN 465171235168535
- Heidi Park, ODElkhart, IN 465171710902721
Common questions
What is Jennifer Houseknecht, OD's NPI number?
Jennifer Houseknecht, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164472734, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Houseknecht, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3701 S Main St, Elkhart, IN, 46517. Phone: (574) 875-4499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Houseknecht, OD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002819, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.