Charles L. Sanders, OD
Optometrist · Hixson, TN
Charles L. Sanders, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1477555837, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee OD 1190, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles L. Sanders
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD 1190 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4511 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN 37343
- Phone
- (423) 870-3742
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 877-9494
- Medicaid ID
- 3596745 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050913001204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4511 Hixson Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lydia Geabou, ODOptometrist1801584792
- Steven Jaworski, ODOptometrist1578565008
Verify Charles L. Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD 1190Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 claims
- Lumigan25 claims
- Restasis23 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: $133.84
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Eyecare Associates PCHixson, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Hixson
They are 16 of the 628 NPPES records with a practice address in Hixson, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 16 in Hixson → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Hixson →
Other optometrist records in Tennessee
- Catherine Abbott, O.D.Knoxville, TN1881034114
- Eddie Abernathy, ODRogersville, TN1831178508
- Khaled Abumayaleh, ODAlcoa, TN1811039266
- Thomas Adams, ODChattanooga, TN1699392464
- Brent Adamson, O.D.Paris, TN1629419957
- Sharon Adhami, O.D.Spring Hill, TN1225035983
- Emily Adkisson, ODMemphis, TN1619731247
- Mardia Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1528335999
- Sabina Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1427101716
- Ghaith Al-SowaidiChattanooga, TN1427586783
Common questions
What is Charles L. Sanders, OD's NPI number?
Charles L. Sanders, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477555837, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles L. Sanders, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4511 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (423) 870-3742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles L. Sanders, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD 1190, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles L. Sanders, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles L. Sanders, OD had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.