Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician · Potsdam, NY
Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Potsdam, New York, and NPI 1497944813, issued on Oct 22, 2007. Check the license (New York 246425, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kris Adwards Vanwagner
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 246425 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 49 Lawrence Ave, Potsdam, NY 13676
- Phone
- (315) 274-9085
- Enumerated
- Oct 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 274-9084
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090721000532); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kris Adwards Vanwagner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 246425Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,724 Medicare Part D claims for 1,069 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost802 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate529 claims
- Restasis426 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine279 claims
- Lumigan249 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim222 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): 95.4 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: $108.16
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kris Adwards Vanwagner among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2007, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 66% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Jacobson, MDOgdensburg, NY 136691770565137
- Monica Nuyens, MDOgdensburg, NY 136691770656670
- William Crane, D.O., F.A.C.S.Watertown, NY 136011558380964
- David Ewing-Chow, M.D.Watertown, NY 136011710043757
- Debra Koloms, MDWatertown, NY 136011770533515
Common questions
What is Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O.'s NPI number?
Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497944813, issued on Oct 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 49 Lawrence Ave, Potsdam, NY, 13676. Phone: (315) 274-9085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 246425, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O. had 4,724 Medicare Part D claims for 1,069 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kris Adwards Vanwagner, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.