Yon H. Ku, O.D.
Optometrist · Lafayette, IN
Yon H. Ku, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lafayette, Indiana, and NPI 1831124726, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18003956A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yon H. Ku
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 18003956A IN
ODP-100135 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Elmwood Ave Ste D4, Lafayette, IN 47904
- Phone
- (765) 446-2814
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161212000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yon H. Ku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18003956ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost44 claims
- Timolol Maleate16 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate12 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: $63.69
3 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Evans Eye Care IncLafayette, IN
- Neo Vision PCLafayette, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yon H. Ku among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Yon H. Ku, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
36 optometrist records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 36 of the 2,755 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Duane Gillam, O.D.Lafayette, IN 479041447281761
- Lauren Hallum, ODLafayette, IN 479041790122489
- Meghan Held, ODLafayette, IN 479041912569864
- Jeffrey Kirchner, O.D.Lafayette, IN 479041124180799
- Robert Loew, ODLafayette, IN 479041316914856
- Steven Mather, ODLafayette, IN 479041629047923
- Jeffery Pass, ODLafayette, IN 479041265414064
- Angela Alfred, O.D.Lafayette, IN 479051609811215
Common questions
What is Yon H. Ku, O.D.'s NPI number?
Yon H. Ku, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831124726, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yon H. Ku, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Elmwood Ave Ste D4, Lafayette, IN, 47904. Phone: (765) 446-2814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yon H. Ku, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003956A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yon H. Ku, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yon H. Ku, O.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.