Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D.
Optometrist · Princeton, WV
Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Princeton, West Virginia, and NPI 1447332242, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 973-OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 973-OD WV
0618000990 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 324 Oakvale RD Ste 100, Princeton, WV 24740
- Phone
- (304) 425-2444
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 425-2446
- Medicaid ID
- 010076404 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040819000243); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 271 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 324 Oakvale RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Josiah Bolyard, ODOptometrist1417694068
- Misty Lane, ODOptometrist1790271211
- Amanda Putorek, ODOptometrist1811884711
- McKenzie Vandyke Bright, ODOptometrist1851901813
Verify Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 973-ODCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
833 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost348 claims
- Timolol Maleate71 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl62 claims
- Lumigan47 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate39 claims
- Travoprost37 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: $352.43
7 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 2 group practices
- Appalachian Eye Care IncPrinceton, WV
- New River Eye Care Family Optometry PCPearisburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D. is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Princeton
They are 10 of the 1,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Princeton, and 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
All 271 in West Virginia → Every provider in Princeton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josiah Bolyard, ODPrinceton, WV 247401417694068
- David Carpenter, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401164530754
- Westley Carr, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401891926473
- Kenneth Cole, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401245682608
- Misty Lane, ODPrinceton, WV 247401790271211
- Zane Lawhorn, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401184638413
- Amanda Putorek, ODPrinceton, WV 247401811884711
- Stanley Robertson, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401295833119
Common questions
What is Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447332242, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 324 Oakvale RD Ste 100, Princeton, WV, 24740. Phone: (304) 425-2444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 973-OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Norman Pierce Hansen, O.D. had 833 Medicare Part D claims for 193 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.