Susan Jo Pietz, O.D.
Optometrist · Watertown, SD
Susan Jo Pietz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1518918184, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 597, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan Jo Pietz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 597 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26 5TH St NE, Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone
- (605) 882-2220
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (605) 882-5675
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080408000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 245 in South Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 26 5TH St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bradley Meier, ODOptometrist1831278621
Verify Susan Jo Pietz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 597Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost62 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: $48.93
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Susan Jo Pietz among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota
Susan Jo Pietz, O.D. 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 fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 183 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 12 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.
All 245 in South Dakota → Every provider in Watertown → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachel Austvold, ODWatertown, SD 572011992543979
- Chad Beynon, O.D.Watertown, SD 572011528068152
- Micah Hoellein, ODWatertown, SD 572011588408850
- Michael Johnson, O.D.Watertown, SD 572011548204191
- Matthew Kunkel, O.D.Watertown, SD 572011538369665
- Beth Kunkel, O.D.Watertown, SD 572011053511188
- Bradley Meier, ODWatertown, SD 572011831278621
- Jill Pownell, O.D.Watertown, SD 572011023246873
Common questions
What is Susan Jo Pietz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Susan Jo Pietz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518918184, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan Jo Pietz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26 5TH St NE, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 882-2220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan Jo Pietz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 597, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Susan Jo Pietz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan Jo Pietz, O.D. had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.