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David D. Ernst, O.D.

NPI 1306076518ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· O Fallon, IL

Optometrist (O.D.) in O Fallon, Illinois, trained at University of Nebraska College of Medicine (class of 2009). In 2024 Medicare paid $64,665 for 409 patients, and Part D covered 194 of their prescriptions, 71% of them generic. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $537.23 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1306076518
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJul 22, 2009
Last updated in NPPESDec 11, 2019
Certified by providerDec 11, 2019

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X046010290IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients409
Services billed9,159 across 22 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$64,665

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)194 · 434 30-day fills
Patients67
Total drug cost$12,683
Generic share71% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine
Graduation year2009
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$537.23 · 24 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$468.43 · 21 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$537.23 · 24 payments

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

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