Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D.
Optometrist · Cloquet, MN
Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cloquet, Minnesota, and NPI 1235188079, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2974, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Allen McDowell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2974 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Cloquet Ave, Cloquet, MN 55720
- Phone
- (612) 730-3824
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060814000245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,142 in Minnesota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1001 Cloquet Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sasha Narayan, O.D.Optometrist1275582421
Verify Christopher Allen McDowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
466 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost141 claims
- Lumigan64 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate37 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate36 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine31 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 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: $13.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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 2 group practices
- Moose Lake Eye Care LLCMoose Lake, MN
- Northern Minnesota Eye Care LLCCloquet, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Allen McDowell among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D. is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Minnesota
There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Cloquet → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sasha Narayan, O.D.Cloquet, MN 557201275582421
- Jeanne Rice, O.D.Cloquet, MN 557201205090321
- Kayla Bechthold, ODChisholm, MN 557191811924772
- Gary JensenChisholm, MN 557191770508426
- Matthew Gahn, O.D.Eveleth, MN 557341548241938
- Heidi Dahlberg, ODGrand Rapids, MN 557441124289160
- Darwin Dalen, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441417954553
- Paul Dubbels, O.D.Grand Rapids, MN 557441235339953
Common questions
What is Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235188079, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Cloquet Ave, Cloquet, MN, 55720. Phone: (612) 730-3824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2974, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Allen McDowell, O.D. had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.