Charles Michael Owens, O.D.
Optometrist · Abingdon, VA
Charles Michael Owens, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Abingdon, Virginia, and NPI 1336174259, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618000347, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Michael Owens
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000347 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 340 W Main St, Abingdon, VA 24210
- Phone
- (276) 628-3118
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2022
- Fax
- (276) 628-8342
- Medicaid ID
- 009236341 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100405000128); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 340 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Koen Elswick, ODOptometrist1326785163
- William Prestowitz, MDOphthalmology Physician1235122151
- Neil Sample, O.D.Optometrist1689907164
- Ashlee Taylor, ODOptometrist1609442433
- John Wilkinson, MDOphthalmology Physician1508361189
Verify Charles Michael Owens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
384 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost102 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth52 claims
- Erythromycin46 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate36 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim25 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine24 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): 89.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Physicians OF Southwest Virginia P CAbingdon, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Michael Owens among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Charles Michael Owens, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Abingdon → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Compton, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101477587764
- Koen Elswick, ODAbingdon, VA 242101326785163
- James Grau, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101992806566
- Gail Grau, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101326149717
- Neil Sample, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101689907164
- Ashlee Taylor, ODAbingdon, VA 242101609442433
- Randy Birt, ODBristol, VA 242011649240656
- Robert Botts, O.D.Big Stone Gap, VA 242191649309691
Common questions
What is Charles Michael Owens, O.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Michael Owens, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336174259, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Michael Owens, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 340 W Main St, Abingdon, VA, 24210. Phone: (276) 628-3118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Michael Owens, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000347, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Michael Owens, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Michael Owens, O.D. had 384 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Michael Owens, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.2 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.