William W. Wachs, O.D.
Optometrist · Lexington, KY
William W. Wachs, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1518046523, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 939DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William W. Wachs
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 939DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 154 Patchen Dr, Lexington, KY 40517
- Phone
- (859) 268-1215
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (859) 268-1215
- Medicaid ID
- 77009397 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060131000497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William W. Wachs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 939DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost83 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol36 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 claims
- Vyzulta11 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: $184.21
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
William W. Wachs among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
William W. Wachs, O.D. is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Costa, O.D.Lexington, KY 405171437169810
- Bryant Evans, ODLexington, KY 405171578979647
- Danielle Frank, ODLexington, KY 405171528144029
- Ron Haddad, ODLexington, KY 405171952083958
- Paul Karpecki, ODLexington, KY 405171619910569
- Maria Kirkpatrick, O.D.Lexington, KY 405171609296490
- Anna Rowe, ODLexington, KY 405171912824301
- Rebecca Swartzentruber, O.D.Lexington, KY 405171154619997
Common questions
What is William W. Wachs, O.D.'s NPI number?
William W. Wachs, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518046523, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William W. Wachs, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 154 Patchen Dr, Lexington, KY, 40517. Phone: (859) 268-1215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William W. Wachs, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 939DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William W. Wachs, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William W. Wachs, O.D. had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.