NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Christopher Arensberg, O.D.

Optometrist · Wichita, KS

William Christopher Arensberg, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1346236734, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 1319-3, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346236734
Name
William Christopher Arensberg
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1319-3 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
345 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone
(316) 681-3937
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(316) 681-0318
Medicaid ID
100219680A KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041203000955); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

265 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. William Arensberg265
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost178 claims
  2. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 claims
  3. Restasis18 claims
  4. Xiidra12 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: $128.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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.

  1. William Arensberg$128.50
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William Christopher Arensberg among 715 optometrist records in Kansas

William Christopher Arensberg, O.D. is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 74% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

137 optometrist records list a practice address in Wichita

They are 137 of the 10,360 NPPES records with a practice address in Wichita, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Phong Le, O.D.Wichita, KS 672141417050220
  2. James Pace, O.D.Wichita, KS 672141225022635
  3. Jacquelyn Smith, O.D.Wichita, KS 672141568699064
  4. Emily Becker, O,D.Wichita, KS 672131205149788
  5. Ashley Blasi, O.D.Wichita, KS 672131699921270
  6. Katilyn Broberg, ODWichita, KS 672131801522875
  7. Derek Bryant, ODWichita, KS 672131326836479
  8. Henry Bumgardner, O.D.Wichita, KS 672131114039583

Common questions

What is William Christopher Arensberg, O.D.'s NPI number?

William Christopher Arensberg, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346236734, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Christopher Arensberg, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS, 67214. Phone: (316) 681-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Christopher Arensberg, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 1319-3, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Christopher Arensberg, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Christopher Arensberg, O.D. had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.