Christopher Michael Needham, OD
Optometrist · East Aurora, NY
Christopher Michael Needham, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in East Aurora, New York, and NPI 1942720628, issued on Jun 22, 2017. Check the license (New York TUV008624, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Needham
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV008624 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 323 Main St, East Aurora, NY 14052
- Phone
- (716) 655-3225
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 655-5280
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170726002349); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern Univ College Of Dental Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Michael Needham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV008624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost36 claims
- Timolol Maleate13 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: $1,265.45
35 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
- Buffalo Eye Optometry PLLCNiagara Falls, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Needham among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Christopher Michael Needham, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pollyanna Roach, ODEast Aurora, NY 140521033372305
- Ashley SzalkowskiEast Aurora, NY 140521336633262
- Kalindi Desai, O.D.East Amherst, NY 140511821207176
- Ralph Vogel, ODEast Amherst, NY 140511932145299
- Valerie Albert, ODDunkirk, NY 140481891735999
- Daniel Brunenavs, O.D.Dunkirk, NY 140481245341015
- Shawn Clancy, ODElma, NY 140591023051562
- Keith Delprince, ODElma, NY 140591881635548
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Needham, OD's NPI number?
Christopher Michael Needham, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942720628, issued on Jun 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Needham, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 323 Main St, East Aurora, NY, 14052. Phone: (716) 655-3225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Needham, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV008624, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Michael Needham, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Needham, OD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.