NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jerry R. Hensel, OD

Optometrist · Lewisburg, PA

Jerry R. Hensel, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1851488126, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001747, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851488126
Name
Jerry R. Hensel
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OEG001747 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
137 Jpm RD, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone
(570) 523-3937
Enumerated
Oct 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
001563915 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040611000797); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 137 Jpm RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Donnel Apuzzio, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598734303
  2. Patricia Braunegg, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1710110200
  3. Rachel Fritz Kishel, ODOptometrist1245646561
  4. Scott Hartzell, MDOphthalmology Physician1528163466
  5. Carol Keller, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811098346
  6. Chien Ou, MDOphthalmology Physician1790916385

Verify Jerry R. Hensel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

478 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Jerry Hensel478
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost104 claims
  2. Cyclosporine47 claims
  3. Lumigan44 claims
  4. Restasis40 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate40 claims
  6. Simbrinza26 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $154.31

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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.

  1. Jerry Hensel$154.31
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Bernstein, Hilliker, Hartzell Eye Center, LLPMiddleburg, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jerry R. Hensel among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania

Jerry R. Hensel, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania

There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Bechtel, ODLewisburg, PA 178371376537936
  2. Jenna Farmer, ODLewisburg, PA 178371659008589
  3. Rachel Fritz Kishel, ODLewisburg, PA 178371245646561
  4. Jamie Hartz, O.D.Lewisburg, PA 178371235579210
  5. Jeffrey Lose, ODLewisburg, PA 178371558381913
  6. Alex Lupolt, ODLewisburg, PA 178371962025239
  7. Irene Ravkin, ODLewisburg, PA 178371295419752
  8. James Henninger, O.D.Kulpmont, PA 178341174615983

Common questions

What is Jerry R. Hensel, OD's NPI number?

Jerry R. Hensel, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851488126, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jerry R. Hensel, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 137 Jpm RD, Lewisburg, PA, 17837. Phone: (570) 523-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jerry R. Hensel, OD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001747, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jerry R. Hensel, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jerry R. Hensel, OD had 478 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jerry R. Hensel, OD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.