Christopher Carter, OD
Optometrist · Muscatine, IA
Christopher Carter, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Muscatine, Iowa, and NPI 1669047304, issued on May 25, 2021. Check the license (Iowa 108828, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Carter
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 108828 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Parham St Ste B, Muscatine, IA 52761
- Phone
- (563) 263-7577
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210611001776); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 315 Parham St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Morgan Thorson, ODOptometrist1902463151
Verify Christopher Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 108828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 claims
- Travoprost12 claims
- Famciclovir11 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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: $430.53
12 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
- Family Eye CenterMuscatine, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Carter among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Christopher Carter, OD 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 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Muscatine
They are 15 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Muscatine, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Davis, ODMuscatine, IA 527611275537672
- Toni Eller, ODMuscatine, IA 527611306840715
- Mark Hansen, O.D.Muscatine, IA 527611295790160
- Janell Kassel, O.D.Muscatine, IA 527611871721399
- Peter Korpi, O.D.Muscatine, IA 527611790740108
- Paul Krueger, O.D.Muscatine, IA 527611902908627
- Tara Lukkarinen, O.D.Muscatine, IA 527611841255270
- Mark Mather, ODMuscatine, IA 527611750385159
Common questions
What is Christopher Carter, OD's NPI number?
Christopher Carter, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669047304, issued on May 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Carter, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Parham St Ste B, Muscatine, IA, 52761. Phone: (563) 263-7577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Carter, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 108828, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Carter, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Carter, OD had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 47 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.