Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D.
Optometrist · Decatur, AL
Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1992895874, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S718TA087, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Dewayne Teichmiller
- Credential
- O. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S718TA087 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 823 6TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 353-1871
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 350-2140
- Medicaid ID
- 051503954 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080505000110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 823 6TH Ave SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Ocampo, O.D.Optometrist1598789752
Verify Chris Dewayne Teichmiller in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S718TA087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
468 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost172 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
- Vyzulta37 claims
- Lumigan28 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol24 claims
- Travoprost20 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: $796.67
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Alabama LLCDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 14 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 14 in Decatur → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D.'s NPI number?
Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992895874, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 823 6TH Ave SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 353-1871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S718TA087, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Dewayne Teichmiller, O. D. had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 119 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.