NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D.

Optometrist · Orange City, IA

Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Orange City, Iowa, and NPI 1740253202, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 01833, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740253202
Name
Timothy Scott Hickman
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
01833 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
114 Central Ave NW, Orange City, IA 51041
Phone
(712) 737-4246
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(712) 707-9855
Medicaid ID
1231662 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041116000864); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1985
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 Iowa board licenses this profession
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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

209 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Timothy Hickman209
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost69 claims
  2. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone38 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate26 claims
  4. Valacyclovir19 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl11 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: $38.58

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Timothy Hickman$38.58
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Ophthalmic Holdings IncOrange City, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Timothy Scott Hickman among 676 optometrist records in Iowa

Timothy Scott Hickman, 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
  • Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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).

2 optometrist records list a practice address in Orange City

They are 2 of the 186 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange City, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Gohman, O.D.Orange City, IA 510411407906415
  2. Rebecca Deruyter, O.D.Le Mars, IA 510311083716070
  3. Elizabeth Groetken, ODLe Mars, IA 510311760436802
  4. Scott Ihrke, ODLe Mars, IA 510311619943214
  5. Zachary Lancaster, ODLe Mars, IA 510311295263010
  6. Jordan Langel, ODLe Mars, IA 510311063030203
  7. Paul Schroeder, ODLe Mars, IA 510311942276019
  8. Katelyn Kudrna, O.D.Sergeant Bluff, IA 510541871332973

Common questions

What is Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D.'s NPI number?

Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740253202, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 Central Ave NW, Orange City, IA, 51041. Phone: (712) 737-4246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 01833, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy Scott Hickman, O.D. had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.