Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD
Optometrist · Big Rapids, MI
Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD is an optometrist with a practice address in Big Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1043399306, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901004409, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avesh Raghunandan
- Credential
- O.D., PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901004409 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1310 Cramer Cir, Big Rapids, MI 49307
- Phone
- (231) 591-2222
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 591-3991
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070214000168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1310 Cramer Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Avesh Raghunandan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901004409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 75% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avesh Raghunandan among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 optometrist records list a practice address in Big Rapids
They are 55 of the 485 NPPES records with a practice address in Big Rapids, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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- Robert Carter, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071073534798
- Joseph Czinder, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071508815994
- David Durkee, O.D.Big Rapids, MI 493071952351926
- Sarah Hinkley, O.D.Big Rapids, MI 493071306891619
- Thomas Klimek, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071508869272
Common questions
What is Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD's NPI number?
Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043399306, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1310 Cramer Cir, Big Rapids, MI, 49307. Phone: (231) 591-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901004409, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avesh Raghunandan, O.D., PHD had 16 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.