Lauren Dust, OD
Optometrist · Saint Louis, MO
Lauren Dust, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1952040701, issued on May 31, 2022. Check the license (Missouri 2022018215, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Dust
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2022018215 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8885 Ladue RD, Saint Louis, MO 63124
- Phone
- (314) 721-2720
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250624002997); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8885 Ladue RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alexa Kojima, O.D.Optometrist1629381769
- Mohammed Salman, ODOptometrist1225760200
Verify Lauren Dust in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2022018215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost43 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: $758.48
12 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 3 group practices
- Pec Brighton PLLCBrighton, IL
- Pec Stg LLCSte Genevieve, MO
- Performance Eyecare PCSwansea, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Dust among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Lauren Dust, OD is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Missouri
There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Monika BirchardSaint Louis, MO 631241750249223
- Alexa Kojima, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631241629381769
- Paul Luong, ODSaint Louis, MO 631241992155923
- Mohammed Salman, ODSaint Louis, MO 631241225760200
- Sara Strasser, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631241407824139
- Olta Cuci, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631251639484405
- Carrie Gaines, ODSaint Louis, MO 631231407874183
- Theresa Nguyen, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631251649406067
Common questions
What is Lauren Dust, OD's NPI number?
Lauren Dust, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952040701, issued on May 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Dust, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8885 Ladue RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63124. Phone: (314) 721-2720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Dust, OD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022018215, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Dust, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Dust, OD had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.