Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D.
Optometrist · Billings, MT
Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1568432334, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Montana 596, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Wayne Kautz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 596 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 S 24TH St W Ste 1, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 248-1676
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (440) 624-5354
- Medicaid ID
- 0480488 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040115000733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Wayne Kautz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
409 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate100 claims
- Latanoprost89 claims
- Restasis54 claims
- Rocklatan42 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Cyclosporine16 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.
Robert Wayne Kautz among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
44 optometrist records list a practice address in Billings
They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bauer, O.D.Billings, MT 591021407807068
- Kevin Biegel, O.D.Billings, MT 591021427108836
- Robyn Clausen, ODBillings, MT 591021427046713
- Robert Currence, O.D.Billings, MT 591021275516742
- Tom Felstet, ODBillings, MT 591021992727903
- Robert Gaskill, O.D.Billings, MT 591021366468068
- Amanda Haber, O.D.Billings, MT 591021750349049
- Catherine Olson, O.D.Billings, MT 591021780725853
Common questions
What is Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568432334, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 S 24TH St W Ste 1, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 248-1676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 596, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Wayne Kautz, O.D. had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.