Louis Michael Bertram, OD
Optometrist · Vanceburg, KY
Louis Michael Bertram, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Vanceburg, Kentucky, and NPI 1215044680, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1060DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis Michael Bertram
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1060DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 185 Commercial Dr, Vanceburg, KY 41179
- Phone
- (606) 796-3295
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 796-9285
- Medicaid ID
- 77010601 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050124000608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 185 Commercial Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Frazier, OPTICIANOptician1982960647
Verify Louis Michael Bertram in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1060DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost83 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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: $20.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, 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.
Louis Michael Bertram among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
Louis Michael Bertram, OD is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Vanceburg → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Bowling, O.D.Louisa, KY 411691346552999
- Richard Morris, O.D.Greenup, KY 411441306861596
- Joshua Arnett, ODGrayson, KY 411431073351854
- Garrett Kee, ODGrayson, KY 411431154949147
- Anthony Kee, ODGrayson, KY 411431053311589
- Jason McCloud, O.D.Grayson, KY 411431679505507
- Mary West, O.D.Grayson, KY 411431346450533
- James Brom, ODFlatwoods, KY 411391417903261
Common questions
What is Louis Michael Bertram, OD's NPI number?
Louis Michael Bertram, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215044680, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis Michael Bertram, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Commercial Dr, Vanceburg, KY, 41179. Phone: (606) 796-3295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis Michael Bertram, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1060DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Louis Michael Bertram, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis Michael Bertram, OD had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.