NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D.

Optometrist · Glens Falls, NY

Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Glens Falls, New York, and NPI 1477558344, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (New York TUV005973-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477558344
Name
Dawn Schad Chivers
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TUV005973-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
41 S Western Ave, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Phone
(518) 792-2345
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(518) 792-1361
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050308000553); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 41 S Western Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carolee Boyd, O.D.Optometrist1376571679
  2. Punit Jain, O.D.Optometrist1205984051

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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

349 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Dawn Chivers349
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost68 claims
  2. Cyclosporine63 claims
  3. Lumigan51 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate26 claims
  5. Restasis24 claims
  6. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone19 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 50.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score40.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%45.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $817.64

13 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.

  1. Dawn Chivers$817.64
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Kline And Boyd Optometrists PLLCGlens Falls, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dawn Schad Chivers among 3,535 optometrist records in New York

Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carolee Boyd, O.D.Glens Falls, NY 128011376571679
  2. Linda Butler, ODGlens Falls, NY 128011881676062
  3. Punit Jain, O.D.Glens Falls, NY 128011205984051
  4. Jeffrey Jarett, ODGlens Falls, NY 128011225099948
  5. Terry Walton, O.D.Glens Falls, NY 128011437336088
  6. Paul Westfall, O.D.Glens Falls, NY 128011831103464
  7. Kamaljit Westfall, O.D.Glens Falls, NY 128011376550749
  8. Enrique Yepes-Hoyos, ODGlens Falls, NY 128011073575007

Common questions

What is Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D.'s NPI number?

Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477558344, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41 S Western Ave, Glens Falls, NY, 12801. Phone: (518) 792-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number TUV005973-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D. had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dawn Schad Chivers, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 50.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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