Steven A. Aljets, O.D.
Optometrist · West Des Moines, IA
Steven A. Aljets, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1790745602, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 1883, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven A. Aljets
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1883 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Phone
- (515) 225-3533
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 225-4474
- Medicaid ID
- 0169540 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040515000160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 Westown Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven A. Aljets in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 1883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost174 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol26 claims
- Restasis18 claims
- Alphagan P12 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 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: $74.41
1 payment: 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
- Mcadams Eyewear, Inc.West Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven A. Aljets among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Steven A. Aljets, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
28 optometrist records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 28 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
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- Aidan Pearl, ODW Des Moines, IA 502651821914409
- Larry Swanger, O.D.West Des Moines, IA 502651518957299
- Kelley Baumhover, O.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661104874643
- Mark Holmes, ODWest Des Moines, IA 502661306838115
Common questions
What is Steven A. Aljets, O.D.'s NPI number?
Steven A. Aljets, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790745602, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven A. Aljets, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, 50265. Phone: (515) 225-3533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven A. Aljets, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 1883, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven A. Aljets, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven A. Aljets, O.D. had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 72 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.