Bernard C. Tekiele, OD
Optometrist · Nashville, TN
Bernard C. Tekiele, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1609879741, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard C. Tekiele
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901004224 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2501 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
- Phone
- (615) 406-1571
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 859-3919
- Medicaid IDs
- 000060953 AL
4799000 MI
4809545 MI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240208001076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard C. Tekiele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost47 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate25 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Restasis12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $741.43
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- James C Loden MD PCGoodlettsville, TN
- Loden Vision Center OF Paris, PLCParis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard C. Tekiele among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Bernard C. Tekiele, OD is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ashlee Henderson, ODNashville, TN 372111275914293
- C Wade Hyatt IIINashville, TN 372111669467452
- Allison Jones, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111750300554
- Chase Parker, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111013263474
- George Schindler, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111851582209
- Fred Shanks, ODNashville, TN 372111306991906
Common questions
What is Bernard C. Tekiele, OD's NPI number?
Bernard C. Tekiele, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609879741, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard C. Tekiele, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37212. Phone: (615) 406-1571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard C. Tekiele, OD's license?
Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bernard C. Tekiele, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard C. Tekiele, OD had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bernard C. Tekiele, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.