Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD
Optometrist · Cleveland, TN
Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1316562804, issued on Jun 10, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 3608, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Eugene Muegge
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3608 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 862 Callen LN NW Ste 120, Cleveland, TN 37312
- Phone
- (423) 819-8118
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210127002042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 862 Callen LN NW Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna Reed, ODOptometrist1457176968
Verify Christopher Eugene Muegge in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost80 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 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: $176.75
8 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 one group practice
- Toomey And Baggett Eyecare Clinic, PLLCAthens, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Eugene Muegge among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cleveland → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lori Balmer, ODCleveland, TN 373121124062856
- Stephen Bencho, ODCleveland, TN 373121679614846
- Mary ChaseCleveland, TN 373121487140232
- Anna Reed, ODCleveland, TN 373121457176968
- Jerry Richt, ODCleveland, TN 373121740321900
- Nelson Thoresen, ODCleveland, TN 373121518088921
- Cortney Bramlett, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373111770780348
- Elizabeth ('Kari') Hudson, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373111467595041
Common questions
What is Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD's NPI number?
Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316562804, issued on Jun 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 862 Callen LN NW Ste 120, Cleveland, TN, 37312. Phone: (423) 819-8118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3608, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Eugene Muegge, OD had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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.