Chad L. Carter, O.D.
Optometrist · Springfield, MO
Chad L. Carter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1255323648, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Missouri T03319, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chad L. Carter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- T03319 MO
1776 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1531 E Bradford Pkwy, Springfield, MO 65804
- Phone
- (417) 887-3900
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070607000613); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1531 E Bradford Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Peyton DonleySpeech-Language Assistant1528936481
- Ginger Holczer, PSYDClinical Psychologist1184695496
- Francis Jansen, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1770578239
Verify Chad L. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license T03319Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
989 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost199 claims
- Timolol Maleate153 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate97 claims
- Restasis59 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate42 claims
- Fluorometholone39 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): 96.1 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: $1,699.17
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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 3 group practices
- Missouri Eye Institute LLCSpringfield, MO
- Missouri Eye Institute OF Branson LLCBranson, MO
- Missouri Eye Institute OF Joplin LLCJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chad L. Carter among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Chad L. Carter, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 optometrist records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 80 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bary Brown, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041386630580
- James Bureman, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041700872249
- Brenda Carrell, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041164418778
- Michael Engleman, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041790754109
- Sarah Frye, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041134141542
- John Gray, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041821028127
- Bruce Kater, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041316939051
- Ronald Keeling, O.D.Springfield, MO 658041285620880
Common questions
What is Chad L. Carter, O.D.'s NPI number?
Chad L. Carter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255323648, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chad L. Carter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 E Bradford Pkwy, Springfield, MO, 65804. Phone: (417) 887-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chad L. Carter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number T03319, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chad L. Carter, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chad L. Carter, O.D. had 989 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chad L. Carter, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.