NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD

Optometrist · Scottsdale, AZ

Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1518534940, issued on Jun 4, 2021. Check the license (Arizona OPT-002537, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518534940
Name
Chelsea Rae Farnsworth
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT-002537 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8240 N Hayden RD Ste B100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone
(480) 900-2020
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2021
Record last updated
Dec 27, 2022
Fax
(480) 900-0966
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220112002029); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

126 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Chelsea Farnsworth126
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Lumigan27 claims
  2. Latanoprost20 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate18 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): 40.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score59.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%26.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $553.86

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Chelsea Farnsworth$553.86
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Stephen M Cohen OD PCScottsdale, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chelsea Rae Farnsworth among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona

Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Arizona

There are 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Henry Jensen, ODScottsdale, AZ 852581619669009
  2. Taylor McMullen, O.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852581346430295
  3. Ryan White, ODScottsdale, AZ 852581326663071
  4. Allison Wooten, ODScottsdale, AZ 852581093236820
  5. Thelma Barnes, O.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591316920291
  6. Stuart Greenberg, O.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591710022736
  7. Eric Kawulok, O.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591942535026
  8. James Mowbray, O.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591194708867

Common questions

What is Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD's NPI number?

Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518534940, issued on Jun 4, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8240 N Hayden RD Ste B100, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258. Phone: (480) 900-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number OPT-002537, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chelsea Rae Farnsworth, OD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 40.7 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.