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Patricia Ward Adams, O.D.

NPI 1518951938ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Owensboro, KY

Optometrist (O.D.) in Owensboro, Kentucky, trained at Indiana University - School of Optometry (class of 2003). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $156,536 for 556 claims, against $26,360 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $168.52 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1518951938
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 31, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJan 8, 2016

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X1587DTKY

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients211
Services billed1,083 across 14 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$26,360

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)556 · 981 30-day fills
Patients137
Total drug cost$156,536
Generic share56% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIndiana University - School of Optometry
Graduation year2003
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$168.52 · 9 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$381.62 · 13 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$168.52 · 9 payments

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

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