Samer N. Arafat, OD
Optometrist · Cedar Rapids, IA
Samer N. Arafat, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1003256165, issued on Jul 3, 2013. Check the license (Iowa 101730, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samer N. Arafat
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 101730 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 576 Boyson RD NE Ste 104, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Phone
- (319) 373-3737
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240213003868); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 576 Boyson RD NE Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Nguyen, O.D.Optometrist1013033075
Verify Samer N. Arafat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 101730Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $29.06
2 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.
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
- Eye Associates OF Charleston IncCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samer N. Arafat among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Samer N. Arafat, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Cedar Rapids → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Berger, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021720468044
- Lynda Burr, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021144225194
- Molly Camerer, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021922449487
- Todd Heying, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021275524795
- Kara Heying, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021184615379
- Richard Hill, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021417938317
- Bryan Hoke, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021215367073
- Sophia Khatri, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021255044061
Common questions
What is Samer N. Arafat, OD's NPI number?
Samer N. Arafat, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003256165, issued on Jul 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samer N. Arafat, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 576 Boyson RD NE Ste 104, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402. Phone: (319) 373-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samer N. Arafat, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 101730, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.