Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D.
Optometrist · Wilkes Barre, PA
Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366713356, issued on Jan 23, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG002546, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Matthew Walent
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG002546 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 E End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
- Phone
- (570) 824-3521
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130328000533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Matthew Walent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG002546Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost12 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: $2,040.65
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- The Eye Center Doctors OF Optometry PAWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Matthew Walent among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 optometrist records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre
They are 27 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Herbert Bressler, O.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111336153022
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- Justin Holland, ODWilkes Barre, PA 187111649751249
- James Novak, O.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111336168673
- Joseph Reck, O.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111457370090
- Jennifer Summa, O.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111053787010
- Michael Soltysiak, O.D.Luzerne, PA 187091487727830
Common questions
What is Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366713356, issued on Jan 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 824-3521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG002546, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Matthew Walent, O.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.