David B Auer, OD

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

02180 Issued in IA

Practice address

2140 JFK Rd
Dubuque, IA 52002-3883

Phone

(563) 582-0769

Fax

(563) 582-5772

NPI assigned

Jan 18, 2006

Last updated

Jul 13, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

Southern College of Optometry, 2000

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Fuerste Eye ClinicGroup PAC ID 0941198063, 7 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.12 of 100Reported as group

Quality

78

Improvement activities

40

Cost

69.75

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: david.auer@feclinic.eclinicaldirectplus.com
• FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/IDFFBA

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Fuerste Eye Clinic

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Dubuque, IA
  • NPI 1255301875
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Fuerste Eye Clinic

  dba Fuerste Optical

  • Eyewear Supplier
  • Dubuque, IA
  • NPI 1043282148
  NPD (past)
• Shopko Stores, Inc.

  dba ShopKo Optical

  • Eyewear Supplier
  • Green Bay, WI
  • NPI 1649215666
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1783900800000",
    "number": "1497735260",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "13203 TERRELL RIDGE RD",
            "city": "DUBUQUE",
            "state": "IA",
            "postal_code": "520039717",
            "telephone_number": "563-585-1366"
        },
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            "telephone_number": "563-582-0769",
            "fax_number": "563-582-5772"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "AUER",
        "first_name": "DAVID",
        "middle_name": "B",
        "name_prefix": "Mr.",
        "credential": "OD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-01-18",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "152W00000X",
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            "desc": "Optometrist",
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        }
    ],
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}

• Grace S Ashbrook, MA
• Jeffrey L. Ashline, PA-C
• Assisted Living Concepts Inc (Dubuque Retirement Community)
• Paula A. Aston, MD
• Alyssa Athas
• William John Auer, OD
• Debra Ann Augspurger, RPH
• Kala Ave-Lallemant, FNP
• Back 2 Health Chiropractic LLC
• Bacm Legacies, LLC (Care in Place)

• Optometrist in Dubuque, IA
• Providers in Dubuque, IA by specialty
• Optometrist in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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