Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD
Optometrist · Florence, KY
Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Florence, Kentucky, and NPI 1144280678, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1271DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1271DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6901 Dixie Hwy, Florence, KY 41042
- Phone
- (859) 525-1800
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 525-1951
- Medicaid IDs
- 45775772 KY
77012714 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100630000403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 803 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 6901 Dixie Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leah Akin, ODOptometrist1689149379
- Christina Kreinest, O.D.Optometrist1598197550
Verify Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1271DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost63 claims
- Xiidra28 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $107.77
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, 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
- Summit Medical Group IncFlorence, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Florence
They are 17 of the 1,234 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Florence → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leah Akin, ODFlorence, KY 410421689149379
- Scott Baker, O.D.Cold Spring, KY 410421558591321
- Wendy Day, ODFlorence, KY 410421326182049
- Matthew Dayringer, O.D.Florence, KY 410421629187562
- Daniel Hallforth, O.D.Florence, KY 410421265585012
- Katie Holnbeck, O.D.Florence, KY 410421982992533
- Christina Kreinest, O.D.Florence, KY 410421598197550
- Donald McFadden, O.D.Florence, KY 410421356722441
Common questions
What is Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD's NPI number?
Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144280678, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6901 Dixie Hwy, Florence, KY, 41042. Phone: (859) 525-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1271DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Julie A. Metzger Aubuchon, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.