Christopher David Zehnder, OD
Optometrist · Frankenmuth, MI
Christopher David Zehnder, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Frankenmuth, Michigan, and NPI 1679578124, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4901004167, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher David Zehnder
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901004167 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 504 N Franklin St, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
- Phone
- (989) 652-2626
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 652-2643
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040303000793); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher David Zehnder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901004167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
371 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost202 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol52 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 claims
- Lumigan15 claims
- Travoprost13 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: $96.77
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Family Eye Care Ctr P CFrankenmuth, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher David Zehnder among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Christopher David Zehnder, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Michigan
There are 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
All 1,963 in Michigan → Every provider in Frankenmuth → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jay Bosco, ODEssexville, MI 487321649274101
- Crystal Ruemenapp, O.D.East Tawas, MI 487301225636095
- Daniel Smith, ODE Tawas, MI 487301215029350
- Benjamin Dietrich, O.D.Harrisville, MI 487401073952297
- Angela Lounsbury, O.D.Cass City, MI 487261841553245
- Claire Starling, ODCaro, MI 487231013561299
- Carol Starling, ODCaro, MI 487231043268030
- Teresa Ennis-Decker, O.D.Millington, MI 487461154322956
Common questions
What is Christopher David Zehnder, OD's NPI number?
Christopher David Zehnder, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679578124, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher David Zehnder, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 504 N Franklin St, Frankenmuth, MI, 48734. Phone: (989) 652-2626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher David Zehnder, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901004167, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher David Zehnder, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher David Zehnder, OD had 371 Medicare Part D claims for 97 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.