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Elyse E. Bower, OD

NPI 1508478892ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Kearney, NE

Optometrist (OD) with Kearney Eye Institute PC, practicing in Kearney, Nebraska. In 2024 Medicare paid $59,024 for 612 patients, and Part D covered 294 of their prescriptions, 60% of them generic. Glaukos Corporation reported $14.04 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1508478892
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 19, 2020
Last updated in NPPESNov 9, 2023
Certified by providerNov 9, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X1517NE

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 (NE)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients612
Services billed883 across 15 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$59,024

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)294 · 431 30-day fills
Patients141
Total drug cost$23,965
Generic share60% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2020
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$14.04 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$69.75 · 3 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Glaukos Corporation$14.041

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$14.04 · 1 payment

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

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