Christopher J. Borgman, O.D.
Optometrist · Des Moines, IA
Christopher J. Borgman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1861704454, issued on Jul 12, 2010. Check the license with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Borgman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046010339 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1212 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 244-3937
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 243-1442
- Medicaid ID
- 046010339 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140321000078); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Borgman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,093 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost513 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol123 claims
- Lumigan87 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate67 claims
- Travoprost44 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol39 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: $50.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Southern College OF OptometryMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Borgman among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Christopher J. Borgman, O.D. is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Koenen, O.D.Des Moines, IA 503091295769644
- Christopher Miller, O.D.Des Moines, IA 503091023066925
- Jeffrey Newland, ODDes Moines, IA 503091326619982
- Samantha Thompson, ODDes Moines, IA 503091053164525
- Jesse Westrum, O.D.Des Moines, IA 503091093001091
- Blaine Brunsen, ODDes Moines, IA 503101861423519
- Lincoln Geren, O.D.Des Moines, IA 503101306860077
- Elizabeth Goerke, ODDes Moines, IA 503101528162922
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Borgman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher J. Borgman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861704454, issued on Jul 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Borgman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1212 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 244-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Borgman, O.D.'s license?
Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher J. Borgman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Borgman, O.D. had 1,093 Medicare Part D claims for 314 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.