NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan Ellwein, OD

Optometrist · Sioux Falls, SD

Ryan Ellwein, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1801981030, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 595, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801981030
Name
Ryan Ellwein
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
595 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3501 W 41St St, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone
(605) 271-9060
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(605) 271-9062
Medicaid ID
9203364 SD
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ryan Ellwein31
  2. Specialty average277

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: $81.82

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.

  1. Ryan Ellwein$81.82
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ryan Ellwein among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota

Ryan Ellwein, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 62% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

75 optometrist records list a practice address in Sioux Falls

They are 75 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Clarke, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571061447698410
  2. Kevin Crouch, ODSioux Falls, SD 571061740324367
  3. Ashley Crouch, ODSioux Falls, SD 571061528102159
  4. Paul Draayer, O.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571061760717847
  5. Jarrell Freitag, ODSioux Falls, SD 571061013401637
  6. Travis Lehr, ODSioux Falls, SD 571061760867311
  7. Brett Lorenz, ODSioux Falls, SD 571061932769528
  8. Matthew Moe, ODSioux Falls, SD 571061043053481

Common questions

What is Ryan Ellwein, OD's NPI number?

Ryan Ellwein, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801981030, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan Ellwein, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3501 W 41St St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57106. Phone: (605) 271-9060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan Ellwein, OD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 595, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ryan Ellwein, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan Ellwein, OD had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.