Christopher Lowe, O.D.
Optometrist · Glendale, AZ
Christopher Lowe, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1659680734, issued on Oct 6, 2010. Check the license (Arizona 2000, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lowe
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2000 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5865 W Utopia RD, Glendale, AZ 85308
- Phone
- (623) 806-7264
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140731000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Lowe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 2000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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
- Latanoprost77 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl13 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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: $300.00
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Midwestern UniversityGlendale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lowe among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Christopher Lowe, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 55% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
109 optometrist records list a practice address in Glendale
They are 109 of the 5,447 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Lowe, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Lowe, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659680734, issued on Oct 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lowe, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5865 W Utopia RD, Glendale, AZ, 85308. Phone: (623) 806-7264. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lowe, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2000, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Lowe, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lowe, O.D. had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.