Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD
Optometrist · Copperas Cove, TX
Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Copperas Cove, Texas, and NPI 1376138636, issued on Mar 8, 2021. Check the license (Texas 10175T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chinelo Okpalaeze
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 10175T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 98 Cove Terrace Shopping Ctr, Copperas Cove, TX 76522
- Phone
- (254) 542-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210608000967); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chinelo Okpalaeze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 10175TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of 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: $119.93
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Second Texas Optometric PCThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chinelo Okpalaeze among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Copperas Cove → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Berg, O.D.Copperas Cove, TX 765221831132349
- Micheline Young, ODCopperas Cove, TX 765221265537666
- Joshua McCown, ODGatesville, TX 765281386267540
- Valsa Muringathuparambil, O.D.Belton, TX 765131205044088
- Matthew SmithHamilton, TX 765311518644764
- Richard Weaver, O.D.Belton, TX 765131528049004
- Brian Knieriem, O.D.Temple, TX 765081326008327
- Joshua Morrison, O.D.Temple, TX 765081710995378
Common questions
What is Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD's NPI number?
Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376138636, issued on Mar 8, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 98 Cove Terrace Shopping Ctr, Copperas Cove, TX, 76522. Phone: (254) 542-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 10175T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chinelo Okpalaeze, OD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.