Active NPI 1972033348 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Austin Beard , OD

Optometrist • Fort Wayne, IN

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Austin Beard, OD is a certified Optometrist practicing in Fort Wayne, IN. With approximately 9 years of clinical experience since graduating from Indiana University - School Of Optometry in 2017, Dr. Beard delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2001 REED RD.

Dr. Beard is affiliated with Midwest Eye Consultants Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, closure of tear duct opening using plug, microfluid analysis of tears. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2001 Reed Rd

Fort Wayne, IN 468157311

Telephone 2604265663

Fax 2604265693

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Midwest Eye Consultants, P.c. Facility NPI 1386607901

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Indiana University - School Of Optometry

Graduation Year

2017

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Optometrist in Fort Wayne, IN

Experienced Practitioner (5-10 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

9 Yrs -7.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 16.6 Yrs

State Avg: 22.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

108 Specialists

Practicing in Fort Wayne, IN (1644 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

43.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Beard (9 Years) 9 Yrs

Fort Wayne Specialty Average (16.6 Years) 16.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	415	226	$150.00	$118.05
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	303	73	$233.73	$98.85
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	300	80	$60.00	$21.64
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	298	79	$40.00	$11.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	243	144	$105.00	$83.53
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	240	157	$40.00	$14.32
92250 Photography of the retina	227	226	$139.43	$33.67
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	213	151	$120.00	$57.69
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	163	110	$59.00	$30.77
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	114	113	$50.00	$24.93
92134 Imaging of retina	77	72	$59.00	$35.51
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	57	52	$150.00	$117.05
92132 Imaging of front third of eye	48	41	$59.00	$26.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$195.00	$154.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	363	190	$144.82	$118.33
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	310	73	$40.00	$11.30
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	300	73	$60.00	$21.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	249	130	$102.43	$83.31
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	211	136	$40.00	$14.51
92250 Photography of the retina	201	198	$139.68	$34.14
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	175	128	$120.00	$57.75
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	167	77	$468.62	$131.63
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	143	97	$59.00	$31.40
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	103	103	$50.00	$25.81
92134 Imaging of retina	59	54	$59.00	$36.16
92132 Imaging of front third of eye	57	56	$59.00	$26.97
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	50	41	$141.40	$115.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$191.14	$155.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	349	87	$194.61	$103.20
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	309	79	$60.00	$22.08
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	298	76	$40.00	$11.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	289	159	$130.00	$120.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	241	129	$95.00	$84.90
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	190	133	$40.00	$14.89
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	187	136	$98.48	$57.68
92250 Photography of the retina	173	173	$87.68	$33.78
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	149	99	$59.00	$31.86
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	94	93	$47.32	$26.31
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	70	56	$124.93	$115.92
92134 Imaging of retina	63	57	$59.00	$35.97
92132 Imaging of front third of eye	39	38	$59.00	$26.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$168.00	$157.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	371	88	$171.97	$104.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	304	168	$93.71	$85.68
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	304	86	$60.00	$22.36
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	296	85	$40.00	$11.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	220	115	$128.91	$122.89
92250 Photography of the retina	188	184	$78.00	$36.77
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	182	127	$40.00	$15.24
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	170	130	$95.00	$59.03
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	146	105	$59.00	$32.38
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	96	83	$125.00	$119.04
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	95	95	$47.00	$26.51
92134 Imaging of retina	63	59	$59.00	$36.27
92132 Imaging of front third of eye	59	59	$59.00	$27.09
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$168.00	$152.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	298	72	$172.21	$104.73
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	194	57	$40.00	$11.36
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	193	156	$125.00	$121.51
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	192	57	$60.00	$22.15
92250 Photography of the retina	160	159	$78.00	$42.44
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	145	111	$40.00	$15.53
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	137	110	$95.00	$59.54
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	125	76	$85.00	$84.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	97	$110.00	$102.73
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	113	89	$59.00	$33.18
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	83	83	$47.00	$26.88
92134 Imaging of retina	56	51	$59.00	$37.30
92132 Imaging of front third of eye	43	43	$59.00	$27.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	43	30	$75.00	$71.81
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	23	23	$25.00	$10.66
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$168.00	$157.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	366	87	$172.68	$102.73
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	200	144	$125.00	$119.64
92250 Photography of the retina	171	167	$78.00	$46.10
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	152	120	$95.00	$59.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	97	$110.00	$101.04
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	129	94	$59.00	$32.46
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	105	74	$85.00	$83.13
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	104	71	$49.28	$47.77
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	98	37	$40.00	$12.55
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	96	39	$60.00	$22.03
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	89	85	$47.00	$26.31
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	68	68	$59.56	$52.38
92134 Imaging of retina	60	57	$59.00	$36.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	56	40	$75.00	$69.64
92132 Imaging of front third of eye	45	44	$59.00	$26.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$168.00	$152.29
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	42	42	$25.00	$10.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	82	$110.00	$99.80
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	108	26	$162.78	$104.77
92250 Photography of the retina	99	95	$78.00	$51.30
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	95	74	$124.84	$119.24
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	82	64	$95.00	$59.59
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	78	60	$71.62	$34.73
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	55	54	$47.00	$25.61
92134 Imaging of retina	41	40	$66.00	$36.44
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	35	28	$50.00	$47.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$168.00	$153.82
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	34	12	$40.00	$13.96
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	34	12	$60.00	$22.03
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	30	20	$85.00	$82.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	16	$75.00	$68.57
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	16	16	$58.13	$50.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$110.00	$101.21
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	23	23	$95.00	$59.68
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	23	23	$100.00	$33.30
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	16	16	$47.00	$25.58
92250 Photography of the retina	15	15	$78.00	$61.26
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	15	15	$125.00	$116.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$168.00	$154.25

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Optometrist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X

State License IN 18004028

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

Medicaid State Provider ID

300004254 (IN)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Midwest Eye Consultants Pc

710 S 13th St, Decatur, IN 467331802

Phone: 2607244318

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Eric Skorupa , OD

Optometrist

NPI 1023490224

Doctor of Optometry

Dr. Steven Seward , OD

Optometrist

NPI 1073573846

Doctor of Optometry

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active September 11, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 11, 2017

Registered at 2001 REED RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 468157311 (Tel: 2604265663)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 11, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 549, WABASH, IN 469920549 (Tel: 2605699550)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 11, 2017

Recorded as AUSTIN BEARD, OD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 11, 2017

Optometrist (License #18004028 in IN)

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NPI Profile Active June 18, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 18, 2017

Registered at 2001 REED RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 468157311 (Tel: 2604265663)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address June 18, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 549, WABASH, IN 469920549 (Tel: 2605699550)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 18, 2017

Recorded as AUSTIN BEARD, OD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 18, 2017

Optometrist (License #18004028 in IN)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 18, 2017

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1972033348

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 18, 2017

Last Update: September 11, 2017

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 549

Wabash, IN 469920549

Phone: 2605699550

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