Robert A. Wade, O.D.
Optometrist · Bluefield, WV
Robert A. Wade, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bluefield, West Virginia, and NPI 1922242403, issued on Apr 28, 2009. Check the license (West Virginia 1056-OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert A. Wade
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1056-OD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3101 E Cumberland RD, Bluefield, WV 24701
- Phone
- (304) 325-3603
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 325-3605
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert A. Wade in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 1056-ODCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost41 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: $20.34
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.
Robert A. Wade among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Robert A. Wade, O.D. is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 70% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Bluefield
They are 5 of the 573 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluefield, and 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George BrittonBluefield, WV 247011225122963
- Melvin Mann, O.D.Bluefield, WV 247011861572885
- Sarah Pauley, ODBluefield, WV 247011831879097
- Donald Taylor, O.D.Bluefield, WV 247011861460354
- Josiah Bolyard, ODPrinceton, WV 247401417694068
- David Carpenter, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401164530754
- Westley Carr, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401891926473
- Kenneth Cole, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401245682608
Common questions
What is Robert A. Wade, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert A. Wade, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922242403, issued on Apr 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert A. Wade, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3101 E Cumberland RD, Bluefield, WV, 24701. Phone: (304) 325-3603. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert A. Wade, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 1056-OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert A. Wade, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert A. Wade, O.D. had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.