Richard Joseph Arneson, OD
Optometrist · Hastings, NE
Richard Joseph Arneson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hastings, Nebraska, and NPI 1710942842, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 952, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Joseph Arneson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 952 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2119 W 12TH St, Hastings, NE 68901
- Phone
- (402) 462-8816
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (402) 462-8050
- Medicaid ID
- 47072940713 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101023000186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2119 W 12TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Arneson, O.D.Optometrist1760770945
Verify Richard Joseph Arneson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 952Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $96.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Hastings Vision Clinic, P.C.Hastings, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Joseph Arneson among 452 optometrist records in Nebraska
Richard Joseph Arneson, OD is one of 452 optometrist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 71% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Nebraska
There are 452 optometrist records in Nebraska.
All 452 in Nebraska → Every provider in Hastings → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Arneson, O.D.Hastings, NE 689011760770945
- Nathaniel Bolen, O.D.Hastings, NE 689011609057710
- Jennifer Deets, O.D.Hastings, NE 689011528384047
- Erin Graff, O.D.Hastings, NE 689011134569155
- Steven Nicholson, O.D.Hastings, NE 689011497861629
- Robin Schutt, O.D.Hastings, NE 689011114983921
- Kristi Stephenson, ODHastings, NE 689011609858620
- Kelly McLain, ODAlma, NE 689201487063863
Common questions
What is Richard Joseph Arneson, OD's NPI number?
Richard Joseph Arneson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710942842, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Joseph Arneson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2119 W 12TH St, Hastings, NE, 68901. Phone: (402) 462-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Joseph Arneson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 952, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Joseph Arneson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Joseph Arneson, OD had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.