Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C.
Optometrist · Lansing, MI
Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lansing, Michigan, and NPI 1376508408, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901002343, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Fredrick Rule
- Credential
- O.D. P.C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901002343 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4004 W St Joseph Hwy, Lansing, MI 48917
- Phone
- (517) 321-1154
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (517) 321-2652
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051230000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1968
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4004 W St Joseph Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Beissel, ODOptometrist1417048430
- Jeffrey Rule, ODOptometrist1932290962
Verify Richard Fredrick Rule in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901002343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 74% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan39 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: $47.36
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Richard F Rule OD PLLCLansing, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Fredrick Rule among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Michigan
There are 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
All 1,963 in Michigan → Every provider in Lansing → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jack Adkins, O.D.Lansing, MI 489171487668562
- John Akers, ODLansing, MI 489171386884013
- Neil Bajaj, ODLansing, MI 489171194868919
- Brian Beissel, ODLansing, MI 489171417048430
- Megan CoadyLansing, MI 489171306277587
- Douglas Ekholm, OD DOCTOR OF OPTOMETLansing, MI 489171104983808
- Luc Joncas, O.D.Lansing, MI 489171184784308
- Dawn Maccreery, O.D.Lansing, MI 489171982765343
Common questions
What is Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C.'s NPI number?
Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376508408, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4004 W St Joseph Hwy, Lansing, MI, 48917. Phone: (517) 321-1154. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901002343, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Fredrick Rule, O.D. P.C. had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.