NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Angela Tchao, OD

Optometrist · Braintree, MA

Angela Tchao, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Braintree, Massachusetts, and NPI 1578054730, issued on May 23, 2018. Check the license (Massachusetts 5291, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578054730
Name
Angela Tchao
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
5291 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
340 Wood RD, Braintree, MA 02184
Phone
(781) 794-2200
Enumerated
May 23, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180824000159); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 340 Wood RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jonathan Brenner, M.D., M.P.HPediatrics Physician1053501189
  2. Lindsey Burghardt, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1578619250
  3. Raymond Colella, MDPsychiatry Physician1285600734
  4. Allison Daly, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992935381
  5. Jamie Delugan, ODOptometrist1265460968
  6. Kathryn Foley Ferrari, PTPhysical Therapist1538140868

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Angela Tchao18
  2. Specialty average277

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: $208.10

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.

  1. Angela Tchao$208.10
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Tchao Eye Associates LLCBraintree, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Angela Tchao among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts

Angela Tchao, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 optometrist records list a practice address in Braintree

They are 13 of the 991 NPPES records with a practice address in Braintree, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Arsenault, O.D.Braintree, MA 021841619906591
  2. Jamie Delugan, ODBraintree, MA 021841265460968
  3. David Herron, O.D.Braintree, MA 021841093788242
  4. Mark HerronBraintree, MA 021841952092314
  5. Shannon Moore, ODBraintree, MA 021841770006660
  6. Stephen Morris, ODBraintree, MA 021841073621603
  7. Lily Ng, O.D.Braintree, MA 021841326322645
  8. Jane PenthenyBraintree, MA 021841801952569

Common questions

What is Angela Tchao, OD's NPI number?

Angela Tchao, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578054730, issued on May 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Angela Tchao, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 340 Wood RD, Braintree, MA, 02184. Phone: (781) 794-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Angela Tchao, OD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 5291, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Angela Tchao, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Angela Tchao, OD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.