Ronald L. Mead, OD
Optometrist · Gaylord, MI
Ronald L. Mead, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Gaylord, Michigan, and NPI 1831170380, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4901002759, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald L. Mead
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901002759 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 829 W Main St, Gaylord, MI 49735
- Phone
- (989) 732-6261
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 732-1276
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100618000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 829 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ronald L. Mead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901002759Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $196.69
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Gaylord Eye Care Center IncGaylord, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald L. Mead among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Ronald L. Mead, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Gaylord
They are 17 of the 534 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaylord, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anna Kleinebreil, O.D.Gaylord, MI 497351932411691
- Johanna Mauk, O.D.Gaylord, MI 497351720439102
- Peter Oppermann, ODGaylord, MI 497351942281472
- Bailey Pearson, ODGaylord, MI 497351275026767
- Roxanne RottiersGaylord, MI 497351205212131
- William Shouldice, ODGaylord, MI 497351275611246
- Robert Slezak, ODGaylord, MI 497351528049079
- Nathan Slezak, O.D.Gaylord, MI 497351821300088
Common questions
What is Ronald L. Mead, OD's NPI number?
Ronald L. Mead, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831170380, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald L. Mead, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 829 W Main St, Gaylord, MI, 49735. Phone: (989) 732-6261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald L. Mead, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901002759, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ronald L. Mead, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald L. Mead, OD had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.