Alan Paul Chous, O.D.
Optometrist · Tacoma, WA
Alan Paul Chous, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1851391866, issued on Aug 1, 2005. Check the license (Washington 2045TX, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Paul Chous
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2045TX WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6720 Regents Blvd, Tacoma, WA 98466
- Phone
- (253) 565-9403
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (425) 432-5929
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090716000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6720 Regents Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Chous, O.D.Optometrist1760482772
Verify Alan Paul Chous in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license 2045TXCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost78 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $11,659.43
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was honoraria; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chous Eye Care Associates IncTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan Paul Chous among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Alan Paul Chous, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Beasley, O.D.University Place, WA 984661578513008
- Elizabeth Chous, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984661760482772
- Kim Eckroth, ODUniversity Place, WA 984661992777189
- Spencer Garlick, O.D.Fircrest, WA 984661649589722
- Erick Hartman, ODFircrest, WA 984661700883824
- David Hays, ODUniversity Place, WA 984661710959580
- Curt Oland, ODUniversity Place, WA 984661568484038
- Zaccary Pincock, ODFircrest, WA 984661063064541
Common questions
What is Alan Paul Chous, O.D.'s NPI number?
Alan Paul Chous, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851391866, issued on Aug 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Paul Chous, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Regents Blvd, Tacoma, WA, 98466. Phone: (253) 565-9403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Paul Chous, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 2045TX, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alan Paul Chous, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Paul Chous, O.D. had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.