Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD
Optometrist · Kearney, NE
Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1497245948, issued on May 10, 2018. Check the license (Nebraska 1487, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Helen Fleecs
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1487 NE
2019018265 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5403 N Ave, Kearney, NE 68847
- Phone
- (308) 234-9913
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2025
- Fax
- (308) 234-4006
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250110003213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5403 N Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mandy Johnson, ODOptometrist1679539274
Verify Katherine Helen Fleecs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 1487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 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: $16.95
1 payment: 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
- Mandy O.D., P.C.Kearney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Helen Fleecs among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Kearney → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Gilbreath, O.D.Kearney, NE 688471942438650
- Mandy Johnson, ODKearney, NE 688471679539274
- Jeffrey Kozal, O.D.Kearney, NE 688471326192592
- Betsy Turk, ODKearney, NE 688471003995119
- Patrick Bierbower, ODKearney, NE 688451811054083
- Elyse Bower, ODKearney, NE 688451508478892
- Howard Christman, O.D.Kearney, NE 688451952301533
- Kyle Craw, ODKearney, NE 688451447877733
Common questions
What is Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD's NPI number?
Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497245948, issued on May 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5403 N Ave, Kearney, NE, 68847. Phone: (308) 234-9913. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1487, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Katherine Helen Fleecs, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.