Cherie B. Nau, OD
Optometrist · Rochester, MN
Cherie B. Nau, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1609164094, issued on Jul 19, 2011. Check the license (Minnesota 3243, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cherie B. Nau
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 3243 MN
3223-35 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120806000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 1St St SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Uzoamaka Abajue, PHARMDPharmacist1982335295
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Verify Cherie B. Nau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
284 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorometholone134 claims
- Latanoprost26 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Timolol Maleate13 claims
- Restasis12 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
- Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cherie B. Nau among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Cherie B. Nau, OD is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Minnesota
There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Brown, ODRochester, MN 559051679547194
- Jackie Cohrs, ODRochester, MN 559051932637774
- Jodi Moore-Weiss, ODRochester, MN 559051003036427
- Trevor PhillipsRochester, MN 559051104668060
- Muriel Schornack, ODRochester, MN 559051730152349
- Dennis Siemsen, ODRochester, MN 559051598742074
- Alaina Softing Hataye, ODRochester, MN 559051427155654
- Gina Stalboerger, ODRochester, MN 559051699745216
Common questions
What is Cherie B. Nau, OD's NPI number?
Cherie B. Nau, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609164094, issued on Jul 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cherie B. Nau, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cherie B. Nau, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3243, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cherie B. Nau, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cherie B. Nau, OD had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.