Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D
Optometrist · Minneapolis, MN
Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1194070490, issued on Jul 23, 2012. Check the license (Minnesota 3311, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3311 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 825 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402
- Phone
- (612) 338-4861
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Fax
- (612) 333-8306
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130129000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3311Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorometholone15 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 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: $32.54
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
- Eye Care Associates PAMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Minnesota
There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Minneapolis → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edwin Glur, ODMinneapolis, MN 554021871581850
- Michael Krysiak, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554021629112198
- Alan Larson, ODMinneapolis, MN 554021073677506
- Robert Toomey, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554021750423547
- Mary Ann Zastrow, O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554021538471560
- Komal Madan, BSC., O.D.Minneapolis, MN 554031477624658
- Shikha Mehta, ODMinneapolis, MN 554031205396835
- Kristin Adams, ODMinneapolis, MN 554041447779442
Common questions
What is Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D's NPI number?
Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194070490, issued on Jul 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, 55402. Phone: (612) 338-4861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3311, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivian Owanimedu Ekemezie, O.D had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.