Scott James Soave, O.D
Optometrist · Traverse City, MI
Scott James Soave, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1629302468, issued on Sep 27, 2009. Check the license (Michigan 4901004572, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott James Soave
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 4901004572 MI
1705 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1325 W South Airport RD, Traverse City, MI 49686
- Phone
- (231) 947-6767
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160726003173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott James Soave in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901004572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
568 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost176 claims
- Timolol Maleate82 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth48 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Lumigan30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate25 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: $138.96
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 2 group practices
- Soave Eye Care PLLCTraverse City, MI
- Specialized Eye Care And Eye Wear Services, PLLCTraverse City, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott James Soave among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Scott James Soave, O.D 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 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
38 optometrist records list a practice address in Traverse City
They are 38 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Abbott, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496861295721520
- Roseanna David, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496861144293515
- Ian Dunscombe, ODTraverse City, MI 496861194791244
- Patrick Kiella, ODTraverse City, MI 496861588669857
- Paul Kropf, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496861255418158
- Anna Lammers, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496861568877744
- Jennifer Lintz, ODTraverse City, MI 496861003992082
- Mary Meernik, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496861417135922
Common questions
What is Scott James Soave, O.D's NPI number?
Scott James Soave, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629302468, issued on Sep 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott James Soave, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 W South Airport RD, Traverse City, MI, 49686. Phone: (231) 947-6767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott James Soave, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901004572, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Scott James Soave, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott James Soave, O.D had 568 Medicare Part D claims for 166 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.