Thomas R. Lentz, O.D.
Optometrist · Wichita, KS
Thomas R. Lentz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1225138332, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1087-3, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas R. Lentz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1087-3 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1223 N Rock RD, Wichita, KS 67206
- Phone
- (316) 634-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (316) 634-2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050329001029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1223 N Rock RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas R. Lentz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1087-3Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost180 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 claims
- Combigan12 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: $128.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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
- Lentz Enterprises, LLCWichita, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas R. Lentz among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Thomas R. Lentz, O.D. is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
137 optometrist records list a practice address in Wichita
They are 137 of the 10,360 NPPES records with a practice address in Wichita, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robin Agpoon, ODWichita, KS 672061023084878
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- Tad Baker, O.D.Wichita, KS 672061902906027
- Douglas Blackman, ODWichita, KS 672061982671806
- Thang Bui, ODWichita, KS 672061588701601
- P Jittawait, ODWichita, KS 672061992770564
- Jim Kuhlmann, ODWichita, KS 672061013122472
- Bradford Majher, O.D.Wichita, KS 672061891765194
Common questions
What is Thomas R. Lentz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas R. Lentz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225138332, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas R. Lentz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1223 N Rock RD, Wichita, KS, 67206. Phone: (316) 634-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas R. Lentz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1087-3, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas R. Lentz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas R. Lentz, O.D. had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.