NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D.

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Saint Louis, MO

Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1134237365, issued on Aug 28, 2006. Check the license (Missouri TO3366, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134237365
Name
Thomas William Altenbernd
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
License number
TO3366 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
111 Cliff Cave RD Ste 100, Saint Louis, MO 63129
Phone
(314) 846-8232
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2024
Fax
(314) 845-0814
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070314000404); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024

298 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.

  1. Thomas Altenbernd298
  2. Specialty average225

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost132 claims
  2. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth41 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate40 claims
  4. Lumigan14 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: $92.63

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Altenbernd$92.63
  2. Specialty average$1,035.17

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Thomas William Altenbernd among 27 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Missouri

Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D. is one of 27 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 67% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 1995 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in Missouri

There are 27 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Missouri.

The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Tu, ODSt Louis, MO 631211255867149
  2. Todd Lucas, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631181841326535
  3. Marlin Neil, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411508086166
  4. Morio Miyamoto, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631011588722748
  5. Charles Bruce, ODWashington, MO 630901609868140
  6. Ira Ettinger, O.D.Washington, MO 630901659421303
  7. Mark Dalton, O.D.Sullivan, MO 630801942291547
  8. Cathy Phillips, ODPacific, MO 630691326016601

Common questions

What is Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134237365, issued on Aug 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Cliff Cave RD Ste 100, Saint Louis, MO, 63129. Phone: (314) 846-8232. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number TO3366, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas William Altenbernd, O.D. had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.