Julie A. Thums, O.D.
Optometrist · Medford, WI
Julie A. Thums, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Medford, Wisconsin, and NPI 1760469951, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Wisconsin 2978, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julie A. Thums
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2978 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 E Broadway Ave, Medford, WI 54451
- Phone
- (715) 748-2020
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (715) 748-4565
- Medicaid IDs
- 38715300 WI
38623300 WI
38715100 WI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040823000815); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 309 E Broadway Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Perry Arndt, O.D.Optometrist1497732663
- Jeffery Bourgerie, O.D.Optometrist1164409348
Verify Julie A. Thums in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 2978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
284 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost104 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 claims
- Lumigan21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $231.73
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Healthview Eye Care Center, SCColby, WI
- Healthview Eye Care Center-Medford SCMedford, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julie A. Thums among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Julie A. Thums, O.D. is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Medford
They are 7 of the 202 NPPES records with a practice address in Medford, and 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Perry Arndt, O.D.Medford, WI 544511497732663
- Jeffery Bourgerie, O.D.Medford, WI 544511164409348
- Jaden Carstensen, ODMedford, WI 544511700710597
- Breanna Hoffmann, O.D.Medford, WI 544511356717011
- Betsy Meinel, O.D.Medford, WI 544511326486358
- Mathew Mergenthaler, O.D.Medford, WI 544511568874907
- Kara KrautkramerMerrill, WI 544521962359737
- Larry Wolf, ODMerrill, WI 544521790750503
Common questions
What is Julie A. Thums, O.D.'s NPI number?
Julie A. Thums, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760469951, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julie A. Thums, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 E Broadway Ave, Medford, WI, 54451. Phone: (715) 748-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julie A. Thums, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 2978, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Julie A. Thums, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julie A. Thums, O.D. had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Julie A. Thums, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.