Mark Wayne Lantz, OD
Optometrist · Fairbanks, AK
Mark Wayne Lantz, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fairbanks, Alaska, and NPI 1295909398, issued on Apr 18, 2008. Check the license (Alaska 171851, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Wayne Lantz
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 171851 AK
1934DT KY
4901004481 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2555 Phillips Field RD, Fairbanks, AK 99709
- Phone
- (907) 328-2980
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 456-2914
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210421000497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2555 Phillips Field RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Scott Amestoy, O.D.Optometrist1760767818
- Haley Evens, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700404779
- Susan Guritz, OTROccupational Therapist1861834772
- Courtney Heinz, PTPhysical Therapist1417237041
- Katherine Johnson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1891999272
- Pierre Johnson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447353743
Verify Mark Wayne Lantz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license 171851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
245 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost89 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol21 claims
- Timolol Maleate21 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl13 claims
- Lumigan12 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: $314.03
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Wolf Eye Center, Inc.Wasilla, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Wayne Lantz among 198 optometrist records in Alaska
Mark Wayne Lantz, OD is one of 198 optometrist records with a practice address in Alaska. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 68% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in Fairbanks
They are 30 of the 3,202 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairbanks, and 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
All 198 in Alaska → Every provider in Fairbanks → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Amestoy, O.D.Fairbanks, AK 997091760767818
- James Graves, O.D.Fairbanks, AK 997091447657200
- Barbara Keys, ODFairbanks, AK 997091235298134
- Danica Lantz, ODFairbanks, AK 997091942535265
- Michael Mavencamp, ODFairbanks, AK 997091760541676
- Richard Madden, O.D.Fort Wainwright, AK 997031811904618
- David Walsh, ODFt Wainwright, AK 997031528129673
- Eric Noll, ODEielson Afb, AK 997021174864904
Common questions
What is Mark Wayne Lantz, OD's NPI number?
Mark Wayne Lantz, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295909398, issued on Apr 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Wayne Lantz, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2555 Phillips Field RD, Fairbanks, AK, 99709. Phone: (907) 328-2980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Wayne Lantz, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 171851, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark Wayne Lantz, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Wayne Lantz, OD had 245 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Wayne Lantz, 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.