Whitney Purtzer
Optometrist · South Bend, IN
Whitney Purtzer is an optometrist with a practice address in South Bend, Indiana, and NPI 1861806200, issued on Jun 13, 2014. Check the license (Indiana 18003839A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Whitney Purtzer
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18003839A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 E Colfax Ave, South Bend, IN 46617
- Phone
- (574) 287-3333
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140722000828); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,578 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 810 E Colfax Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Bartlett, O.D.Optometrist1568459444
- Ronnie Wade, O. D.Optometrist1619953478
- Natalie Walker, ODOptometrist1689298911
Verify Whitney Purtzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18003839ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost27 claims
- Timolol Maleate11 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: $141.03
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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 one group practice
- Focused Eye Care LLCSouth Bend, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Whitney Purtzer among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Whitney Purtzer is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Indiana
There are 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in South Bend → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Bartlett, O.D.South Bend, IN 466171568459444
- Bob Graf, O.D.South Bend, IN 466171740241975
- Ronald Milovich, O.D.South Bend, IN 466171093709602
- Ronnie Wade, O. D.South Bend, IN 466171619953478
- Natalie Walker, ODSouth Bend, IN 466171689298911
- Charles Craig, O.D.South Bend, IN 466151275848962
- Daniel Elliott, ODSouth Bend, IN 466151083614267
- Brian Faust, O.D.South Bend, IN 466151144486168
Common questions
What is Whitney Purtzer's NPI number?
Whitney Purtzer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861806200, issued on Jun 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Whitney Purtzer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 E Colfax Ave, South Bend, IN, 46617. Phone: (574) 287-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Whitney Purtzer's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003839A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Whitney Purtzer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Whitney Purtzer had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.