Catherine Bach Hough, OD
Optometrist · Tallahassee, FL
Catherine Bach Hough, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1639606155, issued on May 15, 2017. Check the license (Florida 5373, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Bach Hough
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5373 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3535 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee, FL 32311
- Phone
- (850) 219-0788
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200123001497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3535 Apalachee Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catherine Bach Hough in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 5373Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost32 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: $733.13
27 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
- Susan S Whaley OD LLCTallahassee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Bach Hough among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Catherine Bach Hough, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in Tallahassee → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janki Chandravadia, ODTallahassee, FL 323111154094704
- Claudia Hernandez, O.D.Tallahassee, FL 323111447927918
- Melissa Therese Paragas, ODTallahassee, FL 323111083195697
- Austin Espanet, ODTallahassee, FL 323121447818752
- Carol Giguere, O.D.Tallahassee, FL 323121891025136
- Nicole Golding, ODTallahassee, FL 323121780615146
- Audrey Lyons, ODTallahassee, FL 323121710060405
- Tiffany Malone, ODTallahassee, FL 323121205831153
Common questions
What is Catherine Bach Hough, OD's NPI number?
Catherine Bach Hough, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639606155, issued on May 15, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Bach Hough, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3535 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee, FL, 32311. Phone: (850) 219-0788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Bach Hough, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 5373, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Bach Hough, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Bach Hough, OD had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.