Dr. Robert D Slinker , OD
Optometrist • Springfield, MO
3041 S Kimbrough Ave
Springfield, MO 658074856
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on February 6, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,503 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 361 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 287 service units.
- 92020 — Exam of the internal drainage system of eye: 217 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 13 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 816 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 444 prescription fills, including refills.
- Timolol Maleate — 62 prescription fills, including refills.
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth (Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha) — 62 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 12 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Springfield, MO (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 452. Middle half: 242 to 611.
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Missouri (2024, 680 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 291. Middle half: 128 to 693.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 2,012 in 2020 to 1,503 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3041 S Kimbrough Ave
Springfield, MO 658074856
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Springfield Eye Specialists Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry
1990
What Public CMS Data Show
Optometrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
696 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $110,978 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $70,967 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,537 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$80,418 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $954.62 across 44 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $954.62 across 44 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.: $206.95 across 11 records.
- Harrow Eye, LLC: $191.93 across 4 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $185.54 across 16 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
36 years (graduated 1990)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1990 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Slinker has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Slinker as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Springfield and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Springfield, MO (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 452. Middle half: 242 to 611.
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Missouri (2024, 680 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 291. Middle half: 128 to 693.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Springfield, MO (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,717. Middle half: $18,239 to $55,572.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Missouri (2024, 680 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,109. Middle half: $11,428 to $55,341.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Springfield, MO (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,923. Middle half: $12,906 to $36,947.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Missouri (2024, 680 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,741. Middle half: $7,255 to $35,871.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Springfield, MO (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 139. Middle half: 51 to 464.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Missouri (2024, 677 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 139. Middle half: 47 to 330.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Springfield, MO (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,349. Middle half: $422 to $61,682.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Missouri (2024, 677 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,383. Middle half: $753 to $37,646.
80 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Springfield, MO (1,242 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Springfield
0% of these 80 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.7% of these 80 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 25% from 2,012 in 2020 to 1,503 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,012
- 2021: 1,938
- 2022: 1,773
- 2023: 1,554
- 2024: 1,503
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 28% from $153,203 in 2020 to $110,978 in 2024.
- 2020: $153,203
- 2021: $153,639
- 2022: $142,860
- 2023: $122,028
- 2024: $110,978
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 26% from $96,269 in 2020 to $70,967 in 2024.
- 2020: $96,269
- 2021: $100,794
- 2022: $93,120
- 2023: $76,790
- 2024: $70,967
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 20% from 1,017 in 2020 to 816 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,017
- 2021: 985
- 2022: 991
- 2023: 981
- 2024: 816
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 1,665 in 2020 and 1,537 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,665
- 2021: 1,694
- 2022: 1,797
- 2023: 1,766
- 2024: 1,537
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 13% from $92,527 in 2020 to $80,418 in 2024.
- 2020: $92,527
- 2021: $81,364
- 2022: $99,298
- 2023: $94,832
- 2024: $80,418
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $372.93 in 2021 to $954.62 in 2025.
- 2021: $372.93
- 2022: $290.91
- 2023: $603.00
- 2024: $622.72
- 2025: $954.62
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 44 records totaling $954.62.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VEVYE | General | $121.78 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $84.86 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $37.07 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $36.47 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VEVYE | General | $30.34 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $28.40 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $26.12 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VEVYE | General | $25.24 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $24.58 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MIEBO | General | $23.47 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $23.42 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $23.12 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $22.94 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $22.62 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFUSE | General | $22.17 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MIEBO | General | $22.13 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $22.08 |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cequa | General | $21.43 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MIEBO | General | $21.08 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $21.07 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $20.37 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $20.20 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $19.96 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $19.25 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $18.20 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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361 | 360 | $215.00 | $105.75 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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287 | 272 | $161.00 | $111.15 |
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92020
Exam of the internal drainage system of eye
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217 | 184 | $73.00 | $23.24 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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177 | 176 | $162.00 | $30.56 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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144 | 119 | $110.00 | $78.70 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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74 | 72 | $166.00 | $33.27 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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63 | 63 | $193.00 | $52.25 |
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66984
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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51 | 28 | $700.00 | $79.52 |
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68761
Closure of tear duct opening using plug
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50 | 17 | $208.00 | $98.50 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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36 | 34 | $177.00 | $30.33 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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21 | 21 | $259.00 | $126.99 |
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76514
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness
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11 | 11 | $55.00 | $9.23 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $67.00 | $47.54 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 444 | 27,792 | $2,500.72 | 125 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 62 | 3,972 | $289.58 | 27 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 62 | 986 | $583.68 | 46 |
| Loteprednol Etabonate | Loteprednol Etabonate | 50 | 1,530 | $5,055.29 | 21 |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 39 | 2,190 | $45,909.40 | 19 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 36 | 1,730 | $104.16 | 11 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 33 | 1,750 | $14,385.13 | — |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 28 | 1,469 | $228.44 | — |
| Fluorometholone | Fluorometholone | 23 | 690 | $1,602.12 | 12 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 15 | 311 | $369.14 | 11 |
| Vyzulta | Latanoprostene Bunod | 13 | 906 | $6,406.63 | — |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 11 | 355 | $2,983.48 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-04-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY
I20080312000452
MO
6608951819
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Springfield Eye Specialists Llc
3041 S Kimbrough Ave, Springfield, MO 658074856
Phone: 4174703937
Springfield Eye Specialists Llc
3041 S Kimbrough Ave, Springfield, MO 658074856
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3041 S KIMBROUGH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658074856 (Tel: 4174703937)
Registered at 3041 S KIMBROUGH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658074856 (Tel: 4174703937)
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: MO TO2895)
Registered at 3231 S NATIONAL AVE STE 165, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658077304 (Tel: 4178410183)
Recorded as ROBERT SLINKER, OD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1229 E SEMINOLE ST, 1ST FLOOR, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658042227 (Tel: 4178209393)
Registered at PO BOX 2580, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658012580 (Tel: 4178294620)
Recorded as R SLINKER, OD
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: MO T02895)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Optometrists in Springfield
- Dr. Aggie Bruemmer, OD
- Dr. Michael Engleman, OD
- Dr. Stephanie Rice, OD
- Dr. Paul Knick, OD
- Dr. William Holmes, OD
- Dr. Courtney Whitlock, OD
Mailing Address
3041 S Kimbrough Ave
Springfield, MO 658074856
Phone: 4174703937