Christopher A. James, O.D.
Optometrist · Kokomo, IN
Christopher A. James, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kokomo, Indiana, and NPI 1811957665, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18002884A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. James
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002884A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 W Walnut St, Kokomo, IN 46901
- Phone
- (765) 459-5137
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (765) 459-5138
- Medicaid ID
- 200139940 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100301000048); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher A. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002884ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Restasis48 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate47 claims
- Xiidra39 claims
- Cyclosporine34 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth32 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Midwest Eye Consultants PCKokomo, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher A. James among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Christopher A. James, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Kokomo
They are 21 of the 1,846 NPPES records with a practice address in Kokomo, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Deen, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469011912011727
- Gregory Hubbard, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469011194924043
- Robert Lesko, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469011306884200
- Andrew Burkhart, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469021326106733
- Helen Calvin, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469021619044757
- Frank Decleene, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469021255323226
- Catherine Decleene, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469021427040492
- R. Fewell, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469021073599429
Common questions
What is Christopher A. James, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher A. James, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811957665, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. James, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Walnut St, Kokomo, IN, 46901. Phone: (765) 459-5137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. James, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002884A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher A. James, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. James, O.D. had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 124 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.