Charles N. Griffen, OD
Optometrist · Malvern, PA
Charles N. Griffen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1942297098, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000170, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles N. Griffen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000170 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 270 Lancaster Ave, Malvern, PA 19355
- Phone
- (610) 647-6550
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 647-6549
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101004000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 270 Lancaster Ave
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Verify Charles N. Griffen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost141 claims
- Timolol Maleate43 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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: $450.85
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Fab Eye Care Center PCMalvern, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles N. Griffen among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Charles N. Griffen, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Malvern → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Edmonds, O.D.Frazer, PA 193551093029522
- Randall Kane, O.D.Malvern, PA 193551639111545
- Laura Lehman, O.D.Malvern, PA 193551114124385
- Theresa Neiderer, ODFrazer, PA 193551619910239
- Phuong Lan Nguyen, O.D.Frazer, PA 193551962579912
- Tejal Patel, O.D.Malvern, PA 193551316191018
- Jason Savochka, ODFrazer, PA 193551598856742
- Justin Teich, O.D.Malvern, PA 193551114125358
Common questions
What is Charles N. Griffen, OD's NPI number?
Charles N. Griffen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942297098, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles N. Griffen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 270 Lancaster Ave, Malvern, PA, 19355. Phone: (610) 647-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles N. Griffen, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000170, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles N. Griffen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles N. Griffen, OD had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.