Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbia City, IN
Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia City, Indiana, and NPI 1326045931, issued on Jun 29, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 18002764A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Gerard Westrick
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002764A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 513 North Line St, Columbia City, IN 46725
- Phone
- (260) 244-7542
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (260) 244-4638
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150522001041); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Gerard Westrick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002764ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
439 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost141 claims
- Travoprost35 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol27 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 claims
- Rocklatan19 claims
- Restasis17 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: $20.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Joseph Gerard Westrick among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Columbia City
They are 5 of the 199 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia City, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Columbia City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bart Benzinger, O.D.Columbia City, IN 467251902919582
- Angela Cotter, O.D.Columbia City, IN 467251033275102
- Ronald Longenbaugh, O.D.Columbia City, IN 467251043366057
- Ingrid McClain, ODColumbia City, IN 467251366420127
- Ricky Baron, O.D.Decatur, IN 467331902893571
- Michael Harshman, O.D.Decatur, IN 467331598844946
- Ryan Gustus, O.D.Bluffton, IN 467141285922716
- Sandra Hullinger, O.D.Bluffton, IN 467141265429153
Common questions
What is Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326045931, issued on Jun 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 North Line St, Columbia City, IN, 46725. Phone: (260) 244-7542. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002764A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Gerard Westrick, O.D. had 439 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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.