Jake Weiss
Optometrists (Optometrist)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (2022)
- Years since graduation
- 4
- In the NPI registry since
- 2022
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 1,401
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2022Medical school: Pennsylvania College of Optometry
- 2022Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Optometrist primary
SC license OPT.2348
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Columbia Eye Clinic PA (20 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,401
- Services billed
- 2,119
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 563 | 562 |
| Established patient problem focused exam of visual system | 496 | 397 |
| New patient complete exam of visual system | 388 | 388 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 155 | 154 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 92 | 89 |
| Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | 53 | 53 |
| New patient problem focused exam of visual system | 33 | 33 |
| Imaging of retina | 31 | 31 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 371 |
| Timolol Maleate Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 112 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 76 |
| Erythromycin (erythromycin base) Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 72 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol (dorzolamide hcl/timolol maleat) Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 66 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth (neomycin/polymyxin b/dexametha) Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 44 |
| Restasis (cyclosporine) Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 41 |
| Combigan (brimonidine tartrate/timolol) Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 33 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol (brimonidine tartrate/timolol) Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 32 |
| Lumigan (bimatoprost) Other prescribers in Columbia, SC | 29 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 8 companies reported 14 payments worth $276 in total to this clinician.
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $98.01 |
|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | $54.57 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | $24.20 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $23.91 |
| Amgen Inc. | $21.97 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $19.14 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $17.34 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $16.41 |
| Food and Beverage | $276 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.