Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST
Optometrist · Ketchikan, AK
Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST is an optometrist with a practice address in Ketchikan, Alaska, and NPI 1245382969, issued on Jan 16, 2007. Check the license (Alaska 74, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricky Dean Swearingen
- Credential
- OD OPTOMETRIST
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 74 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 351 Carlanna Lake Road, Ketchikan, AK 99901
- Phone
- (907) 225-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 247-2015
- Medicaid ID
- OP0074 AK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110222000608); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ricky Dean Swearingen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
Search for license 74Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ketchikan Eye Care Center, L.L.C.Ketchikan, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alaska
There are 198 optometrist records in Alaska.
Other optometrist records in Alaska
- Marvin Acquistapace, O.D.Fairbanks, AK1679678809
- Dennis Albert, ODAnchorage, AK1851411961
- Scott Amestoy, O.D.Fairbanks, AK1760767818
- Austin Anderson, ODWasilla, AK1063068328
- Raul Angeles, ODJber, AK1285017194
- Gretchen Ariz, O.D.Jber, AK1295874907
- Ethan Arndt, ODWasilla, AK1811202294
- Edward Bancroft, O. D.Anchorage, AK1184725202
- Paul Barney, ODAnchorage, AK1841245685
- Bethany Becker, ODAnchorage, AK1447804984
Common questions
What is Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST's NPI number?
Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245382969, issued on Jan 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 Carlanna Lake Road, Ketchikan, AK, 99901. Phone: (907) 225-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 74, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricky Dean Swearingen, OD OPTOMETRIST had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.