Christine Laverne Russo, O.D.
Optometrist · Cleveland, OH
Christine Laverne Russo, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1669507554, issued on Feb 22, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 4130, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Laverne Russo
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4130 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8300 Hough Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103
- Phone
- (216) 231-7700
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (216) 231-7920
- Medicaid ID
- 0964238 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040204000086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Laverne Russo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 4130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost30 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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: $13.46
1 payment: 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.
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
- Cleveland Society For The BlindCleveland, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Laverne Russo among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Christine Laverne Russo, O.D. is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 70% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Ohio
There are 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sapna Kumar, ODCleveland, OH 441031598085565
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- Heidi Harris, O.D.Cleveland, OH 441051962470690
- Scott Anthony, O.D.Cleveland, OH 441061740399393
- Lidija Balciunas, ODCleveland, OH 441061215013016
- Mollie Saxon, ODCleveland, OH 441061760435762
- Sara Schoeck, ODCleveland, OH 441061164526604
Common questions
What is Christine Laverne Russo, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Laverne Russo, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669507554, issued on Feb 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Laverne Russo, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8300 Hough Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44103. Phone: (216) 231-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Laverne Russo, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 4130, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine Laverne Russo, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Laverne Russo, O.D. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.