Benjamin M. Teller, OD
Optometrist · Chevy Chase, MD
Benjamin M. Teller, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1447282702, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Maryland TA1389, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin M. Teller
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1389 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4600 North Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 841-6776
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 215-4144
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101105000992); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Benjamin M. Teller in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost63 claims
- Vyzulta51 claims
- Xiidra51 claims
- Restasis28 claims
- Combigan23 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 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: $953.52
33 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
- Eye RX PLLCWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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- Steven Abraham, ODGermantown, MD1972943173
- Amir Abyaneh, O.D.Waldorf, MD1699089201
- Kathleen Adams, ODSilver Spring, MD1427126846
- David Adeyeye, ODBaltimore, MD1013834217
- Dawn Agostini, O.D.Hagerstown, MD1073505772
- Lindsay Agro, ODBaltimore, MD1487110656
- Fernando AguilarSilver Spring, MD1134854540
- Noushin Ahmed, O.D.Pasadena, MD1922422732
Common questions
What is Benjamin M. Teller, OD's NPI number?
Benjamin M. Teller, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447282702, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin M. Teller, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 North Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 841-6776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin M. Teller, OD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1389, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin M. Teller, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin M. Teller, OD had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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.