NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad S. Smith, O.D.

Optometrist · Avon, IN

Chad S. Smith, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Avon, Indiana, and NPI 1679675334, issued on Sep 2, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18002790, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679675334
Name
Chad S. Smith
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
18002790 IN
046008981 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8244 E US Highway 36 Ste 1270, Avon, IN 46123
Phone
(317) 272-4242
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(317) 272-6640
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091006000128); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

447 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Chad Smith447
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost107 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate94 claims
  3. Ketorolac Tromethamine80 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol33 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl21 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate17 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: $362.29

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Thea Pharma 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.

  1. Chad Smith$362.29
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Hendricks County HospitalAvon, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chad S. Smith among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana

Chad S. Smith, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 optometrist records list a practice address in Avon

They are 13 of the 1,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Avon, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Allspaw, O.D.Avon, IN 461231073741849
  2. Richard Burdick, O.D.Avon, IN 461231932211240
  3. Hurshdeep Dhami, ODAvon, IN 461231235011776
  4. Margaret Gillespie, O.D.Avon, IN 461231861533390
  5. Justin Klopp, ODAvon, IN 461231487178950
  6. Marian Longo, O.D.Avon, IN 461231801183751
  7. Robert McPike, O.D.Avon, IN 461231437507282
  8. Elise Smith, O.D.Avon, IN 461231841385929

Common questions

What is Chad S. Smith, O.D.'s NPI number?

Chad S. Smith, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679675334, issued on Sep 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad S. Smith, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8244 E US Highway 36 Ste 1270, Avon, IN, 46123. Phone: (317) 272-4242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad S. Smith, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002790, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chad S. Smith, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad S. Smith, O.D. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 181 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.