Charles Wu, OD
Optometrist · Gallup, NM
Charles Wu, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Gallup, New Mexico, and NPI 1326722174, issued on Jun 12, 2023. Check the license with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Wu
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-F24-TA-C96 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 516 E Nizhoni Blvd, Gallup, NM 87301
- Phone
- (505) 722-1326
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2023
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231020000418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico 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
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost25 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Wu among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Charles Wu, OD is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2023, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 optometrist records list a practice address in Gallup
They are 22 of the 2,067 NPPES records with a practice address in Gallup, and 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kandace Alfred, ODGallup, NM 873011740773043
- Walter Balfour, O.D.Gallup, NM 873011083770119
- Michael Blake, O.D.Gallup, NM 873011831161264
- Justin Chin, O.D.Gallup, NM 873011750713566
- Brian Culligan, O.D.Gallup, NM 873011942230610
- Quint Di Giacomo, O.D.Gallup, NM 873011598889891
- Robert Dorazio, ODGallup, NM 873011700994944
- Paul Graves, O.D.Gallup, NM 873011801917596
Common questions
What is Charles Wu, OD's NPI number?
Charles Wu, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326722174, issued on Jun 12, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Wu, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 516 E Nizhoni Blvd, Gallup, NM, 87301. Phone: (505) 722-1326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Wu, OD's license?
Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Wu, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Wu, OD had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.