Heather Lavallee, OD
NPI 1679182448ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Somerset, KY
Optometrist (OD) with Huffman and Huffman, PSC, practicing in Somerset, Kentucky. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $24,879 for 181 claims, against $13,124 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $38.62 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1679182448 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 14, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 2183DT | KY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (KY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 170 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 455 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $13,124 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 181 · 273 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 97 |
| Total drug cost | $24,879 |
| Generic share | 64% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Huffman and Huffman, PSCHazard, KY · 15 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$38.62 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$42.86 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $23.87 | 1 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $14.75 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$38.62 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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