Leigh Gongaware, OD
Optometrist · Ferndale, WA
Leigh Gongaware, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Ferndale, Washington, and NPI 1154606200, issued on Oct 19, 2011. Check the license (Washington OD 60481061, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leigh Gongaware
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD 60481061 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1815 Main St, Ferndale, WA 98248
- Phone
- (360) 746-8890
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 393-4004
- Medicaid IDs
- 2087004 WA
2006335 WA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171004003164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1815 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Fun, R.PH.Pharmacist1902348345
- Jake Kent, ODOptometrist1710269618
- Pawel Kojs, PHARMDPharmacist1295361657
- Stephanie Nomellini, RPHPharmacist1164826541
- Brook Walker, O.D.Optometrist1356442917
- James Weinert, RPHPharmacist1942604046
Verify Leigh Gongaware in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD 60481061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
757 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost113 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate82 claims
- Restasis65 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate60 claims
- Timolol Maleate46 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol44 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): 98 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: $403.98
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Sight Partners Physicians PCBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Ferndale
They are 8 of the 239 NPPES records with a practice address in Ferndale, and 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 8 in Ferndale → All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Ferndale →
Other optometrist records in Washington
- Jenni Aaseby, O.D.Shelton, WA1720133374
- Meagan-Rhose Abanto, ODEverett, WA1457027880
- Jabeen Abdulla, O.D.Tacoma, WA1629304217
- James Abel, ODRenton, WA1255945390
- Christina Abercrombie, ODKent, WA1346906252
- Ashley Abiva, ODSeattle, WA1902572449
- Kenneth Absalonson, ODSpokane, WA1811206998
- Nour Abu-Haltam, ODVancouver, WA1194602037
- Peter Adachi, ODSeattle, WA1811040058
- Mark Aginsky, O.D.Bellingham, WA1730169285
Common questions
What is Leigh Gongaware, OD's NPI number?
Leigh Gongaware, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154606200, issued on Oct 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leigh Gongaware, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1815 Main St, Ferndale, WA, 98248. Phone: (360) 746-8890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leigh Gongaware, OD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD 60481061, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leigh Gongaware, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leigh Gongaware, OD had 757 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leigh Gongaware, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98 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.