Christopher Herring, OD
Optometrist · Starkville, MS
Christopher Herring, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Starkville, Mississippi, and NPI 1770005258, issued on Jul 17, 2017. Check the license (Mississippi 969, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Herring
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 969 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Professional Plz, Starkville, MS 39759
- Phone
- (662) 323-3330
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 06001032 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180220003082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 412 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 6 Professional Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Crigler, O.D.Optometrist1659302735
- Sarah Fratesi, O.D.Optometrist1013968965
Verify Christopher Herring in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 969Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
400 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost116 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone42 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol41 claims
- Timolol Maleate37 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate29 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate27 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: $435.54
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- MS Eye Care PAStarkville, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Herring among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Christopher Herring, OD is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Starkville
They are 9 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Starkville, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Crigler, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591659302735
- Anna Claire Dalrymple, ODStarkville, MS 397591154814432
- Reagan Ford, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591124048277
- Sarah Fratesi, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591013968965
- Henry Mitchell, ODStarkville, MS 397591316225055
- William MitchellStarkville, MS 397591407309628
- Tindall Morrison, ODStarkville, MS 397591053833541
- Sherylan Webb, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591699857771
Common questions
What is Christopher Herring, OD's NPI number?
Christopher Herring, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770005258, issued on Jul 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Herring, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Professional Plz, Starkville, MS, 39759. Phone: (662) 323-3330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Herring, OD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 969, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Herring, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Herring, OD had 400 Medicare Part D claims for 136 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.