Robert A. Foote, OD
Optometrist · Traverse City, MI
Robert A. Foote, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1891857017, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (Michigan RF002960, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert A. Foote
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- RF002960 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5199 N Royal Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 935-8101
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 935-0955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040525001237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5199 N Royal Dr
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Verify Robert A. Foote in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license RF002960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 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: $82.48
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert A. Foote among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Robert A. Foote, OD 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
- Graduated1984 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
38 optometrist records list a practice address in Traverse City
They are 38 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Austhof, ODTraverse City, MI 496841730292210
- Nathan Baas, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841619039864
- Mark Bradley, ODTrayerise City, MI 496841841269040
- David Cannon, ODTraverse City, MI 496841487630133
- Kathryn Cizek, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841134113517
- Eric Connick, ODTraverse City, MI 496841659412302
- John Hanford, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841760436042
- Jennifer Henbest, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841710971650
Common questions
What is Robert A. Foote, OD's NPI number?
Robert A. Foote, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891857017, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert A. Foote, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5199 N Royal Dr, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 935-8101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert A. Foote, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number RF002960, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert A. Foote, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert A. Foote, OD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert A. Foote, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 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.