Joanne L. Bachman, OD
Optometrist · Tacoma, WA
Joanne L. Bachman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1730198250, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Washington OD00003233, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanne L. Bachman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD00003233 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2915 S Alder St, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Phone
- (253) 473-0275
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2023
- Fax
- (360) 253-0706
- Medicaid IDs
- 2019313 WA
1017612 WA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040331001180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,641 in Washington → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2915 S Alder St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Cynthia Murrill, ODOptometrist1679680946
- Abigail Neal, ODOptometrist1730296005
Verify Joanne L. Bachman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD00003233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
469 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate204 claims
- Ofloxacin175 claims
- Latanoprost32 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium11 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: $249.73
7 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 one group practice
- Pacific Cataract And Laser Institute Inc PCAuburn, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanne L. Bachman among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Joanne L. Bachman, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · 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 Tacoma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terrence Clark, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091629135934
- Melissa Dacumos, ODTacoma, WA 984091235180225
- Kenneth Dahlin, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091699770461
- Gregory Greer, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091184626301
- Jay Haynie, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091841360302
- Michael Heil, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984091841276144
- Barry Huse, ODTacoma, WA 984091790708790
- Cynthia Murrill, ODTacoma, WA 984091679680946
Common questions
What is Joanne L. Bachman, OD's NPI number?
Joanne L. Bachman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730198250, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanne L. Bachman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2915 S Alder St, Tacoma, WA, 98409. Phone: (253) 473-0275. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanne L. Bachman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD00003233, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joanne L. Bachman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanne L. Bachman, OD had 469 Medicare Part D claims for 224 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.