Brian Steven Thamel, O.D.
Vision Therapy Optometrist · Worcester, MA
Brian Steven Thamel, O.D. is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1508927054, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 3463, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Steven Thamel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
- License number
- 3463 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 Park Ave, Worcester, MA 01610
- Phone
- (508) 753-5103
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 0393606 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111202000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
6 nearest vision therapy optometrist records → All 7 in Massachusetts → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 335 Park Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicole Cerio, O.D.Optometrist1013391408
- Valarie Ricciardi, O.D.Optometrist1558424572
- Lauren Thamel, ODOptometrist1598332850
Verify Brian Steven Thamel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 3463Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vision therapy optometrist in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 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: $727.12
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 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
- Family Eye Care IncSpencer, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 7 vision therapy optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 7 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Worcester → Vision Therapy Optometrist nationwide →
The 6 vision therapy optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Celia Hinrichs, O.D.Sudbury, MA 017761710016126
- Catherine Kennedy, ODBurlington, MA 018031154892263
- Cathy Stern, O.D.Canton, MA 020211205894433
- Michael Smookler, O.D.Boston, MA 021091891820049
- Elizabeth Hannigan, ODNorthampton, MA 010601417359696
- Ernest Loewenstein, O.D.Newton, MA 024581205832359
Common questions
What is Brian Steven Thamel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Steven Thamel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508927054, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Steven Thamel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 Park Ave, Worcester, MA, 01610. Phone: (508) 753-5103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Steven Thamel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 3463, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Steven Thamel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Steven Thamel, O.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among vision therapy optometrist prescribers was 189. 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.