Ryan E. Nielson, OD
Optometrist · Meridian, ID
Ryan E. Nielson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Meridian, Idaho, and NPI 1538103148, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Idaho ODP-100015, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan E. Nielson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- ODP-100015 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1715 S Wells Ave, Meridian, ID 83642
- Phone
- (208) 898-0304
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2024
- Fax
- (208) 898-0380
- Medicaid IDs
- 806418901 ID
806418900 ID - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040323000490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1715 S Wells Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ana Nielson, ODOptometrist1972547503
Verify Ryan E. Nielson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license ODP-100015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 73% of 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: $512.21
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Eyecare Specialties OF Idaho PCPreston, ID
- Nielson Eyecare Professionals PCMeridian, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan E. Nielson among 369 optometrist records in Idaho
Ryan E. Nielson, OD is one of 369 optometrist records with a practice address in Idaho. 77% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% 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 Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Idaho
There are 369 optometrist records in Idaho.
All 369 in Idaho → Every provider in Meridian → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Besecker, O.D.Meridian, ID 836421114278447
- Brandon Crawford, O.D.Meridian, ID 836421912159823
- Melissa Fowler, O.D.Meridian, ID 836421770776353
- Russell Gray, ODMeridian, ID 836421023678778
- Nessa Livingston, ODMeridian, ID 836421043521941
- Shemayne McCarthy, O.D.Meridian, ID 836421578582581
- Kevin McSweeney, O.D.Meridian, ID 836421841397940
- Ana Nielson, ODMeridian, ID 836421972547503
Common questions
What is Ryan E. Nielson, OD's NPI number?
Ryan E. Nielson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538103148, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan E. Nielson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1715 S Wells Ave, Meridian, ID, 83642. Phone: (208) 898-0304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan E. Nielson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number ODP-100015, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ryan E. Nielson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan E. Nielson, OD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.