Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D.
Optometrist · Selinsgrove, PA
Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1710118211, issued on Jul 31, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG002272, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valera Morningstar Hess
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG002272 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Susquehanna Valley Mall Dr, Selinsgrove, PA 17870
- Phone
- (570) 372-1500
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161112000292); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valera Morningstar Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG002272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
52 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost32 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: $35.77
2 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
- Hess Family Eye Care, PCMiddleburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valera Morningstar Hess among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Valera Morningstar Hess, 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 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Selinsgrove
They are 10 of the 219 NPPES records with a practice address in Selinsgrove, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Selinsgrove → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Do, O.D.Selinsgrove, PA 178701679646707
- Daniel Frantz, O.D.Selinsgrove, PA 178701356556104
- Gerald Geist, O.D.Selinsgrove, PA 178701790755627
- Kenneth Gift, ODSelinsgrove, PA 178701225003965
- Judith Humenanski, O.D.Selinsgrove, PA 178701386740918
- Mark Sanders, O.D.Selinsgrove, PA 178701518423565
- Richard Sheaffer, O.D.Selinsgrove, PA 178701154319770
- Richard Talamo, O.D.Selinsgrove, PA 178701518952530
Common questions
What is Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D.'s NPI number?
Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710118211, issued on Jul 31, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Susquehanna Valley Mall Dr, Selinsgrove, PA, 17870. Phone: (570) 372-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG002272, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valera Morningstar Hess, O.D. had 52 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.