Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D.
Optometrist · Woodbury, MN
Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Woodbury, Minnesota, and NPI 1760637409, issued on Nov 21, 2008. Check the license (Minnesota 3227, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher C. Schnelle
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 3227 MN
3162-035 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2080 Woodwinds Dr, Woodbury, MN 55125
- Phone
- (651) 738-6800
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 714-6997
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091222000517); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher C. Schnelle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost45 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 claims
- Timolol Maleate11 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: $72.32
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Advanced Eyecare, SCPlymouth, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher C. Schnelle among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Christopher C. Schnelle, 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
36 optometrist records list a practice address in Woodbury
They are 36 of the 2,504 NPPES records with a practice address in Woodbury, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Woodbury → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erik Bachmeier, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251497717870
- Jennifer Borges, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251528143781
- James Brekke, ODWoodbury, MN 551251134291487
- Scott Chepulis, ODWoodbury, MN 551251891716742
- Michelle Falk, O.D.Woodbury, MN 551251134221674
- Alan Hein, ODWoodbury, MN 551251952324048
- Ann Hickson, O.D., M.S.Woodbury, MN 551251851396147
- Christina Kinney, ODWoodbury, MN 551251467414334
Common questions
What is Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760637409, issued on Nov 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2080 Woodwinds Dr, Woodbury, MN, 55125. Phone: (651) 738-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3227, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher C. Schnelle, O.D. had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 37 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.