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William John Auer, OD

NPI 1598334971ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Dubuque, IA

Optometrist (OD) in Dubuque, Iowa, trained at Pacific University - College of Optometry (class of 2021). In 2024 Medicare paid $20,094 for 171 patients, and Part D covered 61 of their prescriptions, 80% of them generic. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $140.61 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1598334971
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 21, 2021
Last updated in NPPESOct 8, 2024
Certified by providerOct 8, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X124540IA
Optometrist152W00000X4579ATIOR

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—

Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster

Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients171
Services billed275 across 19 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$20,094

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)61 · 73 30-day fills
Patients35
Total drug cost$3,787
Generic share80% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolPacific University - College of Optometry
Graduation year2021
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$140.61 · 6 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$121.86 · 4 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$109.674
Dompe US, Inc.$16.461
Coopervision Inc.$14.481

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$140.61 · 6 payments

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

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