Dr. Eric Thomas M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1588636484 is registered to Dr. Eric Thomas M.D., a Ophthalmology Physician practising at 6601 S Minnesota Ave Ste 200 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Eric Thomas M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 14 secondary identifiers beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 86 Ophthalmology Physician providers on file in South Dakota.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Other
- 1871589531· Issued by AMERICA'S PPO
- 624D7THMN· Issued by MNBS
- 135845MN· Issued by UCARE
- 4993172SD· Issued by WELLMARK OF SD
- 135845MN· Issued by UCARE MN
- 17788· Issued by AVERA HEALTH PLAN
- 61096· Issued by SANFORD HEALTH PLAN
- HP79508· Issued by HEALTHPARTNERS
- 460311856IA· Issued by WELLMARK OF IA
- 6006SD· Issued by DAKOTACARE
- 928181051321· Issued by PREFERRED ONE
Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20070501000064OphthalmologySD
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Eric Thomas M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Eric Thomas M.D. directly at (605) 336-6294.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1588636484 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (605) 336-6294.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Eric Thomas M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 86 Ophthalmology Physician providers are registered in South Dakota, and Dr. Eric Thomas M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.