Divya Bhandari, O.D.
Optometrist · Chevy Chase, MD
Divya Bhandari, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1922109792, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Maryland TA1856, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Divya Bhandari
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1856 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 950, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 657-5700
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2025
- Fax
- (301) 654-9132
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110203000505); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Divya Bhandari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth62 claims
- Ofloxacin15 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate15 claims
- Restasis12 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): 93.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,017.30
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE 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
- Washington Eye Physicians And Surgeons PCChevy Chase, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Divya Bhandari among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Divya Bhandari, O.D. is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Bojarski, D.O.Chevy Chase, MD 208151801161583
- Roger Lenkin, ODChevy Chase, MD 208151730136979
- Tamara Mendez Romero, O.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151225413503
- Erik Mohaber, ODChevy Chase, MD 208151649255670
- Azim RajaChevy Chase, MD 208151124654710
- Maliha Saeed, DRChevy Chase, MD 208151861834145
- Benjamin Teller, ODChevy Chase, MD 208151447282702
Common questions
What is Divya Bhandari, O.D.'s NPI number?
Divya Bhandari, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922109792, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Divya Bhandari, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 950, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 657-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Divya Bhandari, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1856, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Divya Bhandari, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Divya Bhandari, O.D. had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Divya Bhandari, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.4 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.
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.