Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D.
Optometrist · Safford, AZ
Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Safford, Arizona, and NPI 1215077177, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 1769, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vincent Duane Van Houten
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1769 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 S Central Ave, Safford, AZ 85546
- Phone
- (928) 428-0500
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2022
- Fax
- (928) 428-0563
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000712); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 620 S Central Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Ferrin, ODOptometrist1629128525
- Marshall Palmer, O.D.Optometrist1932185758
Verify Vincent Duane Van Houten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 1769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $21.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Desert Family Vision Center LLCSafford, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vincent Duane Van Houten among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Safford
They are 8 of the 243 NPPES records with a practice address in Safford, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Safford → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tyler Boyack, ODSafford, AZ 855461578149266
- Charles Ferrin, ODSafford, AZ 855461629128525
- Robert Garrett, O.D.Safford, AZ 855461649314907
- Taylor HutchinsSafford, AZ 855461588005607
- Tracy Montierth, O.D.Safford, AZ 855461447385802
- Marshall Palmer, O.D.Safford, AZ 855461932185758
- Bradley Walker, O.D.Safford, AZ 855461003889460
- Benjamin Cooper, O.D.San Carlos, AZ 855501609924273
Common questions
What is Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D.'s NPI number?
Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215077177, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 S Central Ave, Safford, AZ, 85546. Phone: (928) 428-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 1769, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vincent Duane Van Houten, O.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; 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.