Auston Hood, OD
Optometrist · Northwood, OH
Auston Hood, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Northwood, Ohio, and NPI 1740854389, issued on May 18, 2021. Check the license (Ohio OPT006952, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Auston Hood
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT006952 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2540 Woodville RD, Northwood, OH 43619
- Phone
- (419) 693-0484
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 693-2042
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210525003318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2540 Woodville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Crawford, O.D.Optometrist1689609851
Verify Auston Hood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT006952Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost106 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth33 claims
- Azelastine Hcl17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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: $62.79
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Findlay Optometry Clinic IncFindlay, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Northwood
They are 5 of the 49 NPPES records with a practice address in Northwood, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
All 5 in Northwood → All 2,443 in Ohio → Every provider in Northwood →
Other optometrist records in Ohio
- Saif AbdulameerBlue Ash, OH1063368496
- Nicole Abrashoff, O.D.Chillicothe, OH1588772933
- Thomas Abruzzi, O.D.Warren, OH1588669790
- Laird Ackerson, O.D.Hilliard, OH1609880624
- Kaitlin Ackinclose, ODCincinnati, OH1669231262
- Cheryl Adams, O.D.Cincinnati, OH1356361570
- Stephany Aeling, ODChillicothe, OH1689508269
- Cindy Ahern, ODSpringfield, OH1710040704
- Betsy Ahlquist, O.D.Canfield, OH1578540092
- Jeffrey Ahrns, O.D.Sidney, OH1659334704
Common questions
What is Auston Hood, OD's NPI number?
Auston Hood, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740854389, issued on May 18, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Auston Hood, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2540 Woodville RD, Northwood, OH, 43619. Phone: (419) 693-0484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Auston Hood, OD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number OPT006952, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Auston Hood, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Auston Hood, OD had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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.