NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD

Optometrist · Evansville, IN

Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Evansville, Indiana, and NPI 1275682452, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 18003273, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275682452
Name
Christina Lynn Cottingham
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
18003273 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5405 Pearl Dr, Evansville, IN 47712
Phone
(812) 426-2066
Enumerated
Jan 9, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041002000013); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2004
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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Also registered at 5405 Pearl Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelli Payne, O.D.Optometrist1275083388

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christina Cottingham29
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl24 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: $37.29

2 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.

  1. Christina Cottingham$37.29
  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. Mcwilliams Vision Care LLCEvansville, IN

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

Christina Lynn Cottingham among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana

Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

66 optometrist records list a practice address in Evansville

They are 66 of the 4,352 NPPES records with a practice address in Evansville, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allyson Bigham, O.D.Evansville, IN 477121356337661
  2. Morgan Hussmann, O.D.Evansville, IN 477121053519181
  3. Andrew Moore, O.D.Evansville, IN 477121619928363
  4. Todd Niemeier, O.D.Evansville, IN 477121093773400
  5. Kelli Payne, O.D.Evansville, IN 477121275083388
  6. Stephen Simpson, O.D.Evansville, IN 477121619963733
  7. Cora Talarigo, ODEvansville, IN 477121811581184
  8. Christine Verbeck, O. D.Evansville, IN 477121992777031

Common questions

What is Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD's NPI number?

Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275682452, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5405 Pearl Dr, Evansville, IN, 47712. Phone: (812) 426-2066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003273, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christina Lynn Cottingham, OD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.