Christopher A. Dowd, OD
Optometrist · Dedham, MA
Christopher A. Dowd, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Dedham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1467436410, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 3852, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. Dowd
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3852 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Lyons St, Dedham, MA 02026
- Phone
- (781) 493-3685
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 461-9325
- Medicaid ID
- 0369241 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080110000215); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher A. Dowd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 3852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health Connections, IncFitchburg, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher A. Dowd among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Christopher A. Dowd, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Dedham
They are 13 of the 876 NPPES records with a practice address in Dedham, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alyssa ChowDedham, MA 020261477390003
- Jessica Chung, ODDedham, MA 020261740972876
- Robert Condon, O.D.Dedham, MA 020261437135548
- Helen FarjadDedham, MA 020261932362316
- Benjamin Lickteig, O.D.Dedham, MA 020261962738286
- Erin Lord, O.D.Dedham, MA 020261336556984
- David Martin, ODDedham, MA 020261982535597
- Walter Potaznick, O.D.Dedham, MA 020261861562217
Common questions
What is Christopher A. Dowd, OD's NPI number?
Christopher A. Dowd, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467436410, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. Dowd, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Lyons St, Dedham, MA, 02026. Phone: (781) 493-3685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. Dowd, OD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 3852, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher A. Dowd, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. Dowd, OD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; 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.