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Thomas Kemmerer, O.D.

NPI 1245587724ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Des Moines, IA

Optometrist (O.D.) in Des Moines, Iowa, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 2012). 244 Medicare patients in 2024, $23,185 paid; nearly all of their 89 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $418.00 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1245587724
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 14, 2012
Last updated in NPPESSep 13, 2020
Certified by providerSep 13, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X002614IA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (IA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients244
Services billed527 across 13 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$23,185

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)89 · 186 30-day fills
Patients38
Total drug cost$6,802
Generic share91% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIllinois College of Optometry at Chicago
Graduation year2012
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$418.00 · 14 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$579.87 · 16 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$418.00 · 14 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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