Valerie J. Barber, O.D.
Optometrist · Edwardsville, IL
Valerie J. Barber, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Edwardsville, Illinois, and NPI 1265504443, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046-008843, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie J. Barber
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046-008843 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 S State Route 157, Edwardsville, IL 62025
- Phone
- (618) 656-7774
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2022
- Fax
- (618) 656-0536
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050121000423); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2121 S State Route 157
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Molly Stacks, ODOptometrist1164126793
Verify Valerie J. Barber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046-008843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Azelastine Hcl16 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 claims
- Xiidra11 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: $123.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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 3 group practices
- Christina J. Levi O D P C.Edwardsville, IL
- Fireside Eye Care, P.C.Benld, IL
- Rosenthal Optometric Association LtdHighland, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie J. Barber among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Valerie J. Barber, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 68% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 optometrist records list a practice address in Edwardsville
They are 11 of the 706 NPPES records with a practice address in Edwardsville, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Eigenbrodt, O.D.Edwardsville, IL 620251982602918
- Stephanie Goggin, ODEdwardsville, IL 620251013965367
- Mark Havera, ODEdwardsville, IL 620251306125166
- Natalie Hutchison, O.D.Edwardsville, IL 620251235519190
- Alicia Janssen, ODEdwardsville, IL 620251831487610
- Sarah Kruse, ODEdwardsville, IL 620251184370124
- Suman Navalgund, O.D.Edwardsville, IL 620251245476357
Common questions
What is Valerie J. Barber, O.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie J. Barber, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265504443, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie J. Barber, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 S State Route 157, Edwardsville, IL, 62025. Phone: (618) 656-7774. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie J. Barber, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046-008843, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie J. Barber, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie J. Barber, O.D. had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.