NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Wade Engel, O.D.

Optometrist · Lincoln, NE

Joshua Wade Engel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1679524755, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 1182, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679524755
Name
Joshua Wade Engel
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1182 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3400 N 27TH St, Lincoln, NE 68521
Phone
(402) 465-5577
Enumerated
May 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(402) 465-0312
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050309000767); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2002
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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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

432 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Joshua Engel432
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost238 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate81 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
  5. Travoprost16 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: $20.96

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. Joshua Engel$20.96
  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. John H Mcdougall OD PCLincoln, NE

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

Joshua Wade Engel among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska

Joshua Wade Engel, 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
  • Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Bateman, O.D.Lincoln, NE 685211952506560
  2. Brooke Beall, ODLincoln, NE 685211720600893
  3. Kelsey Daberkow, ODLincoln, NE 685211609622885
  4. Nicole GrahamLincoln, NE 685211528822376
  5. Tyler Lee, O.DLincoln, NE 685211093256539
  6. Huy Pham, O.D.Lincoln, NE 685211326454869
  7. Justise Propp, ODLincoln, NE 685211225955248
  8. Kelsey Reeves, ODLincoln, NE 685211821973132

Common questions

What is Joshua Wade Engel, O.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua Wade Engel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679524755, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Wade Engel, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 N 27TH St, Lincoln, NE, 68521. Phone: (402) 465-5577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Wade Engel, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1182, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Wade Engel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Wade Engel, O.D. had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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.