Charles William Fornara, O.D.
Optometrist · Coshocton, OH
Charles William Fornara, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Coshocton, Ohio, and NPI 1003898156, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 5622, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles William Fornara
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 5622 OH
713 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 224 Chestnut Street, Coshocton, OH 43812
- Phone
- (740) 622-1484
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (740) 622-1540
- Medicaid ID
- 2685018 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061026000515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles William Fornara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 5622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
144 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost50 claims
- Lumigan26 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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.
Charles William Fornara among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Charles William Fornara, O.D. is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 70% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Coshocton
They are 5 of the 404 NPPES records with a practice address in Coshocton, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
All 2,443 in Ohio → Every provider in Coshocton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Danielle Ellis, O.D.Coshocton, OH 438121588951636
- David Erwin, O.D.Coshocton, OH 438121770576514
- Griffin MasonCoshocton, OH 438121477444859
- Richard McCullough, ODCoshocton, OH 438121992809057
- David EvansWoodsfield, OH 437931831231364
- Monica Braun, ODNew Lexington, OH 437641467061432
- Robert Dittoe, O.D.New Lexington, OH 437641184671174
- John Manard, O.D.New Lexington, OH 437641154734788
Common questions
What is Charles William Fornara, O.D.'s NPI number?
Charles William Fornara, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003898156, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles William Fornara, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 Chestnut Street, Coshocton, OH, 43812. Phone: (740) 622-1484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles William Fornara, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 5622, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles William Fornara, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles William Fornara, O.D. had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 37 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.