Kent Lee Baalman, O.D.
Optometrist · Wichita, KS
Kent Lee Baalman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1720185366, issued on Sep 17, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1293, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Lee Baalman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1293 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 982 N Tyler RD, Wichita, KS 67212
- Phone
- (316) 722-6452
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (316) 722-6001
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050418000910); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 982 N Tyler RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bethany Beal, LMSWSocial Worker1730528605
- Jennifer BillingsleySocial Worker1053030049
- Sabrina Hooks, LCMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1821288242
- Nicholas Milligan, LMSWClinical Social Worker1154721819
Verify Kent Lee Baalman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1293Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
299 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 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost76 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Restasis23 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl18 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: $981.51
25 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.
Kent Lee Baalman among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Kent Lee Baalman, O.D. is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 76% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 74% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
137 optometrist records list a practice address in Wichita
They are 137 of the 10,360 NPPES records with a practice address in Wichita, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrea Baker, ODWichita, KS 672121235102633
- Jeremy Durham, O.D.Wichita, KS 672121750379368
- Brandon Fisher, ODWichita, KS 672121194835520
- Lori Krueger, ODWichita, KS 672121497721484
- Mark Moore, O. D.Wichita, KS 672121346338530
- Robert Nelson, O.D.Wichita, KS 672121023006632
- Patrick Pirotte, ODWichita, KS 672121285739441
- Christie Rose, ODWichita, KS 672121629146451
Common questions
What is Kent Lee Baalman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kent Lee Baalman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720185366, issued on Sep 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Lee Baalman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 982 N Tyler RD, Wichita, KS, 67212. Phone: (316) 722-6452. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Lee Baalman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1293, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kent Lee Baalman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Lee Baalman, O.D. had 299 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.