Mark W. Axford, O.D.
Optometrist · Springfield, MO
Mark W. Axford, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1932405784, issued on Jan 26, 2011. Check the license (Missouri 2019009094, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark W. Axford
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2019009094 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 W Chestnut St, Springfield, MO 65806
- Phone
- (417) 869-3937
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2023
- Fax
- (417) 544-8675
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190429000414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 640 W Chestnut St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aggie Bruemmer, ODOptometrist1972287548
- Laura Kay, ODOptometrist1669821914
- Jon Treadway, O.D.Optometrist1053346387
Verify Mark W. Axford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2019009094Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost16 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: $474.52
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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 one group practice
- Heffington Optical Company IncSpringfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark W. Axford among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Mark W. Axford, O.D. 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 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 768 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 optometrist records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 80 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aggie Bruemmer, ODSpringfield, MO 658061972287548
- Jonathan Duncan, ODSpringfield, MO 658061376073296
- Chelsie Greenlee, ODSpringfield, MO 658061174252019
- Linda Howell, ODSpringfield, MO 658061588729487
- Laura Kay, ODSpringfield, MO 658061669821914
- Jedediah Reece, O.D.Springfield, MO 658061295116333
- Matthew Scullawl, ODSpringfield, MO 658061982631107
- Jon Treadway, O.D.Springfield, MO 658061053346387
Common questions
What is Mark W. Axford, O.D.'s NPI number?
Mark W. Axford, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932405784, issued on Jan 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark W. Axford, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 W Chestnut St, Springfield, MO, 65806. Phone: (417) 869-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark W. Axford, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2019009094, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark W. Axford, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark W. Axford, O.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.