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Chad Burton, O.D.

Optometrist in Walla Walla, Washington.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 61,426 in Optometrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
168
Medicare Part D claims · 31 beneficiaries · Optometrist avg: 279
Generic prescribing
56%
generic claims · 44% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
50.1/100
▼ 33 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$65.73
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Chad Burton, O.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 50.1/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 168 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

50.1/100
MIPS score · -33 vs avg
168
Part D claims, 2024
56%
generic prescribing
$65.73
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Chad Burton, O.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1942297445), first enumerated 09/30/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 168 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 50.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $65.73 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Chad Burton, O.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: WMC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1942297445 · Optometrist

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1942297445
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-MEGA 61K Optometrist
  • MIPS-LOW 50.1/100
  • RX-LIGHT 168
  • BOOK-LIGHT 1,616 in Washington
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joshua Bostick, O.D. · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Chad Burton, O.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

50 ≥ 5th percentile 5% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Chad Burton, O.D. sits

This provider among optometrist peers

Across the 6,187 optometrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Chad Burton, O.D. writes more Part D claims than 29% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 11% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Chad Burton, O.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 29 · MIPS quality, percentile: 11
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one optometrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Chad Burton, O.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Chad Burton, O.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/30/2005

NPI 1942297445

Primary specialty

Optometrist

High-volume

61,426 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

168 40% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 279

MIPS final score

50.1/100 33.4 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Washington

How Optometrist compares to other specialties among Washington providers

Washington providers
Mental Health Counselor8.5%Massage Therapist6.4%Counselor5.7%Behavior Technician4.7%Pharmacist3.8%Physical Therapist3.6%Optometrist0.8%
Largest specialties in Washington (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Chad Burton, O.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Optometrist national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
50.1/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%50.1%
MIPS final score (Optometrist) - 50.1/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

22 W MAIN ST
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 529-2020

Provider Details

NPI 1942297445
Specialty Optometrist
Credentials O.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 09/30/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

50.0694
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
63.7625
Quality
0
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Chad Burton, O.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Optometric Care OF Oregon
Medford, OR
Valley Vision Clinic PS
Walla Walla, WA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Chad Burton, O.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$66

Largest payer

LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Chad Burton, O.D.. To verify Chad Burton, O.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases

WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

Chad Burton, O.D. - brand share 44.0%
Optometrist average

44% brand-name claims vs 56% generic, on 168 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

168
Total Claims
$15K
Total Drug Cost
31
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
220.167
Total Day Supply
5,851
Brand vs Generic
44% brand / 56% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$12K
Generic Drug Cost
$2K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.05
Gender Split
55% female / 45% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Chad Burton, O.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Latanoprost
 82
Timolol Maleate
 27
Restasis
Cyclosporine
16
Travoprost
 14
Brimonidine Tartrate
 11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Optometrist in WA → All providers in Washington → Compare specialties →

Optometrist Overview

How Chad Burton, O.D. fits within the Optometrist landscape nationally.

61,426
Optometrist Providers in US
56
States with Optometrist
279
Avg Claims per Provider

Chad Burton, O.D.'s 168 claims are below the specialty average of 279.

Nationwide Optometrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Burton, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (50.1 here).

Joshua Bostick 50 MS George Britton 50 WV Kenneth Clark 50 NH Michael Deutscher 50 KS

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Justin Jones Gilbert, AZ Tommasina Sideris Litchfield, CT Charles Griffen Malvern, PA James Nickol Pocomoke City, MD

Nearby Optometrist Providers in Washington

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Burton.

One of 1,616 Optometrist providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Jenni Aaseby
O.D.
Shelton, WA
Dr. Meagan-Rhose Abanto
OD
Everett, WA
Dr. Jabeen Abdulla
O.D.
Tacoma, WA
Dr. James Abel
OD
Renton, WA
Dr. Christina Abercrombie
OD
Kent, WA

Compare Optometrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chad Burton, O.D.'s specialty? ▼
Chad Burton, O.D. specializes in Optometrist and practices in Walla Walla, Washington. Credentials: O.D..
How much does Chad Burton, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Chad Burton, O.D. wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims totaling $15K in drug costs for 31 beneficiaries.
What is Chad Burton, O.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Chad Burton, O.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 50.1/100 (Quality: 63.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Chad Burton, O.D. located? ▼
Chad Burton, O.D. is located at 22 W MAIN ST, Walla Walla, WA, 99362. Phone: (509) 529-2020.
What is Chad Burton, O.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Chad Burton, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942297445, issued on 09/30/2005.
Does Chad Burton, O.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Chad Burton, O.D.'s prescribing is 44% brand-name and 56% generic drugs by claim count, with $12K in brand drug costs.
How many Optometrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 61,426 Optometrist providers across 56 states in the US. The average Optometrist provider writes 279 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Chad Burton, O.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Chad Burton, O.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate, Restasis. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Chad Burton, O.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Chad Burton, O.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 168 Part D claims and 31 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Chad Burton, O.D.'s credentials? ▼
Chad Burton, O.D.'s NPI is 1942297445 with credentials O.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.