Charlie C. Dao, OD
Optometrist · Dodge City, KS
Charlie C. Dao, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Dodge City, Kansas, and NPI 1588936942, issued on Feb 1, 2012. Check the license (Kansas 2070, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charlie C. Dao
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2070 KS
7890 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2405 Central Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801
- Phone
- (620) 227-2471
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220110001294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- International American University At Puerto Rico - School Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 715 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2405 Central Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charlie C. Dao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2070Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost19 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 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: $22.26
1 payment: 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
- Smithville Eye Center LLCDodge City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charlie C. Dao among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Charlie C. Dao, OD is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 74% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Dodge City
They are 14 of the 299 NPPES records with a practice address in Dodge City, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
All 715 in Kansas → Every provider in Dodge City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Trevor Brock, O.D.Dodge City, KS 678011710559216
- Stephen Cauble, ODDodge City, KS 678011891757704
- Rob Christensen, ODDodge City, KS 678011639281355
- Melissa Cole, ODDodge City, KS 678011134659782
- Frank CopelandDodge City, KS 678011629050224
- Jordan Gwaltney, O.D.Dodge City, KS 678011023124989
- Robert Hatfield, ODDodge City, KS 678011104922020
- Caitlin Lingg, ODDodge City, KS 678011477284768
Common questions
What is Charlie C. Dao, OD's NPI number?
Charlie C. Dao, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588936942, issued on Feb 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charlie C. Dao, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2405 Central Ave, Dodge City, KS, 67801. Phone: (620) 227-2471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charlie C. Dao, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 2070, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charlie C. Dao, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charlie C. Dao, OD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.