Risa Hedges, OD
Optometrist · Helena, MT
Risa Hedges, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Helena, Montana, and NPI 1801635776, issued on May 21, 2024. Check the license (Montana OPT-OPT-LIC-5229, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Risa Hedges
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT-OPT-LIC-5229 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 630 N Last Chance Gulch Ste 1200, Helena, MT 59601
- Phone
- (406) 442-6814
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240806001813); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Risa Hedges in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT-OPT-LIC-5229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 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: $210.96
1 payment: 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
- Helena Vision Center PCHelena, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Risa Hedges among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Risa Hedges, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 optometrist records list a practice address in Helena
They are 18 of the 1,591 NPPES records with a practice address in Helena, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
All 245 in Montana → Every provider in Helena → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- W. Coen, O.D.Helena, MT 596011215018858
- Diane Gray, O.D.Helena, MT 596011528120714
- William Hasquet, O.D.Helena, MT 596011730139577
- Nicole Henriksen, O.D.Helena, MT 596011902117401
- Patricia Hernacki, O.D.Helena, MT 596011154772572
- Marcus Kelley, ODHelena, MT 596011184675092
- Kyle Kuntz, OD OPTOMETRISTHelena, MT 596011467485466
- Matthew Nottingham, O.D.Helena, MT 596011316201874
Common questions
What is Risa Hedges, OD's NPI number?
Risa Hedges, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801635776, issued on May 21, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Risa Hedges, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 630 N Last Chance Gulch Ste 1200, Helena, MT, 59601. Phone: (406) 442-6814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Risa Hedges, OD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number OPT-OPT-LIC-5229, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Risa Hedges, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Risa Hedges, OD had 12 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.