Charles M. Tessman, OD
Optometrist · Cape Girardeau, MO
Charles M. Tessman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and NPI 1306825393, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles M. Tessman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3641 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 S Mount Auburn RD, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
- Phone
- (573) 686-4151
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 132650100 ME
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles M. Tessman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
260 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost91 claims
- Timolol Maleate37 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Erythromycin14 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: $167.42
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Charles M. Tessman among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Charles M. Tessman, OD is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 optometrist records list a practice address in Cape Girardeau
They are 24 of the 1,897 NPPES records with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Branson, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031952308546
- Kyle Brost, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031619027703
- Jeremey Dohogne, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031528360997
- Laura Evans, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031831263375
- Christy Fowler, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031285782581
- Thomas Gibbons, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031376672345
- Gregory Leet, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031023182540
- Scott McDougal, O.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031710063417
Common questions
What is Charles M. Tessman, OD's NPI number?
Charles M. Tessman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306825393, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles M. Tessman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 S Mount Auburn RD, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63703. Phone: (573) 686-4151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles M. Tessman, OD's license?
Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles M. Tessman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles M. Tessman, OD had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.