Luther Owen Ness, OD
Optometrist · Walla Walla, WA
Luther Owen Ness, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Walla Walla, Washington, and NPI 1720056112, issued on Mar 10, 2006. Check the license (Washington 1666X, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luther Owen Ness
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1666X WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 W Main St, Walla Walla, WA 99362
- Phone
- (509) 529-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2023
- Fax
- (509) 529-2115
- Medicaid ID
- 2009496 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100218000301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,641 in Washington → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 22 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeremy Beam, ODOptometrist1790753366
- Chad Burton, O.D.Optometrist1942297445
- Justin Dalke, O.D.Optometrist1457603797
- Angela Ferguson, ODOptometrist1194793083
- Hoai Le, ODOptometrist1912559337
- Dennis Poffenroth, ODOptometrist1417924556
Verify Luther Owen Ness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 1666XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
361 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost172 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate64 claims
- Valacyclovir14 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol13 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate12 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 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): 50.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Valley Vision Clinic PSWalla Walla, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luther Owen Ness among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Luther Owen Ness, OD is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Walla Walla
They are 25 of the 1,276 NPPES records with a practice address in Walla Walla, and 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Walla Walla → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Beam, ODWalla Walla, WA 993621790753366
- Jennifer Bond, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621215297619
- Chad Burton, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621942297445
- Steven Davis, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621558354704
- Tara Evanger-Dalke, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621316222466
- Angela Ferguson, ODWalla Walla, WA 993621194793083
- Barbara Hetrick, O.D.Walla Walla, WA 993621710971528
- Bradley Nielson, ODWalla Walla, WA 993621891708616
Common questions
What is Luther Owen Ness, OD's NPI number?
Luther Owen Ness, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720056112, issued on Mar 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luther Owen Ness, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 W Main St, Walla Walla, WA, 99362. Phone: (509) 529-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luther Owen Ness, OD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 1666X, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luther Owen Ness, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luther Owen Ness, OD had 361 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Luther Owen Ness, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 50.1 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.