Christopher Michael Short, O.D.
Optometrist · Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher Michael Short, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1871595777, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001171, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Short
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001171 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Robinson Center Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
- Phone
- (412) 490-0820
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 490-2570
- Medicaid ID
- 01917852 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080616000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Robinson Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mindy McKee, O.D.Optometrist1649320920
Verify Christopher Michael Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001171Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $347.60
12 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
- Aeg Pennsylvania Professional IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Short among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Michael Short, 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Andrews, ODPittsburgh, PA 152051447874375
- Tal Barak, O.DPittsburgh, PA 152051679686810
- Robert Hartsock, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152051013003474
- Justin Klimchak, ODPittsburgh, PA 152051407414246
- Mindy McKee, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152051649320920
- Austin White, O.D.Crafton, PA 152051689928921
- John Young, O.D.Crafton, PA 152051497936215
- Roberta Horwitz, ODPittsburgh, PA 152061396764791
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Short, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Michael Short, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871595777, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Short, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Robinson Center Dr, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205. Phone: (412) 490-0820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Short, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001171, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.