Kelly L. Bulow, OD
Optometrist · West Branch, MI
Kelly L. Bulow, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in West Branch, Michigan, and NPI 1003829177, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901003860, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly L. Bulow
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901003860 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 559 Progress St Ste E, West Branch, MI 48661
- Phone
- (989) 345-8113
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (893) 457-4849
- Medicaid ID
- 944529185 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060922000378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 559 Progress St Ste E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daryl Zelenak, DOOphthalmology Physician1962419267
Verify Kelly L. Bulow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901003860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine54 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth40 claims
- Latanoprost29 claims
- Restasis20 claims
- Cephalexin18 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): 82.6 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: $47.22
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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 one group practice
- Ogemaw Eye Institute PCWest Branch, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelly L. Bulow among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Kelly L. Bulow, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 68% 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 Michigan 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 West Branch
They are 7 of the 338 NPPES records with a practice address in West Branch, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Barnhart, ODWest Branch, MI 486611366423451
- Kylee Johnson, ODWest Branch, MI 486611386227338
- Lesley Lenahan FinkbeinerWest Branch, MI 486611356323372
- Erica Pritchard, ODWest Branch, MI 486611710815972
- Thomas Westerfield, O.D.West Branch, MI 486611518988971
- Dylan Williams, ODWest Branch, MI 486611861050452
- John Graves, O.D. PCStandish, MI 486581801875521
- Kyle Bates, ODPrudenville, MI 486511932767191
Common questions
What is Kelly L. Bulow, OD's NPI number?
Kelly L. Bulow, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003829177, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly L. Bulow, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 559 Progress St Ste E, West Branch, MI, 48661. Phone: (989) 345-8113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly L. Bulow, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901003860, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kelly L. Bulow, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly L. Bulow, OD had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelly L. Bulow, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.