Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D.
Optometrist · Dodge City, KS
Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Dodge City, Kansas, and NPI 1144339128, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1378-3, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1378-3 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 208 W Ross Blvd, Dodge City, KS 67801
- Phone
- (620) 225-6500
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2022
- Fax
- (620) 225-6597
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050510000366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1378-3Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost119 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
- Xiidra11 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): 0 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).
Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, 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
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Dodge City
They are 14 of the 299 NPPES records with a practice address in Dodge City, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Trevor Brock, O.D.Dodge City, KS 678011710559216
- Stephen Cauble, ODDodge City, KS 678011891757704
- Rob Christensen, ODDodge City, KS 678011639281355
- Melissa Cole, ODDodge City, KS 678011134659782
- Frank CopelandDodge City, KS 678011629050224
- Charlie Dao, ODDodge City, KS 678011588936942
- Jordan Gwaltney, O.D.Dodge City, KS 678011023124989
- Robert Hatfield, ODDodge City, KS 678011104922020
Common questions
What is Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144339128, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 W Ross Blvd, Dodge City, KS, 67801. Phone: (620) 225-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1378-3, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lois Ann Vierthaler Kessen, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.