Christopher J. Nowik, O.D.
Optometrist · Bangor, PA
Christopher J. Nowik, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bangor, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1114926938, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG-000536, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Nowik
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG-000536 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 385 Bangor Junction RD, Bangor, PA 18013
- Phone
- (610) 588-0129
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2022
- Fax
- (610) 588-4700
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040219000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 385 Bangor Junction RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cassandra Thomas, ODOptometrist1881587251
Verify Christopher J. Nowik in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG-000536Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
381 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost98 claims
- Lumigan77 claims
- Restasis37 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Travoprost24 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: $133.39
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Dr Sandra M Krokos And Thomas P Kislan PCBangor, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Nowik among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Christopher J. Nowik, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Bangor
They are 3 of the 123 NPPES records with a practice address in Bangor, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Drummond-Eck, O.D.Bangor, PA 180131649239526
- Cassandra Thomas, ODBangor, PA 180131881587251
- Timothy Fox, ODBethlehem, PA 180151851442107
- Roopal Rammohan, O.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151508806977
- Veena Adusumilli, O.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171891856225
- Ariana Ingstad, O.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171316231764
- Sylvia Medina, O.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171033133830
- Thomas Brutto, O.D.Bethlehem, PA 180181053305342
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Nowik, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher J. Nowik, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114926938, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Nowik, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 385 Bangor Junction RD, Bangor, PA, 18013. Phone: (610) 588-0129. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Nowik, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG-000536, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher J. Nowik, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Nowik, O.D. had 381 Medicare Part D claims for 88 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.