Edward Charles Appelman, O.D.
Optometrist · Saint Peters, MO
Edward Charles Appelman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Peters, Missouri, and NPI 1619050002, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Missouri TO2628, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Charles Appelman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TO2628 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Piper Hill Dr, Saint Peters, MO 63376
- Phone
- (636) 928-3937
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (636) 928-0661
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070906000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Piper Hill Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Redfern, O.D.Optometrist1366753238
Verify Edward Charles Appelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license TO2628Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol20 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Appelman Eye Associates, LLCSaint Peters, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Charles Appelman among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Edward Charles Appelman, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 optometrist records list a practice address in Saint Peters
They are 28 of the 1,259 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Peters, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seth Bachelier, O.D.Saint Peters, MO 633761366883472
- Patrick Dowling, O.D.Saint Peters, MO 633761164558631
- Lori Elliott, ODSaint Peters, MO 633761730217571
- Stephen Garnett, ODSaint Peters, MO 633761932273760
- Laura Hegyi, O.D.Saint Peters, MO 633761689643249
- James Jacob, O.D.Saint Peters, MO 633761972640977
- Elizabeth Kochanny, O.D.St Peters, MO 633761760524649
- John Lyman, ODSaint Peters, MO 633761669580882
Common questions
What is Edward Charles Appelman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Charles Appelman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619050002, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Charles Appelman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Piper Hill Dr, Saint Peters, MO, 63376. Phone: (636) 928-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Charles Appelman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number TO2628, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward Charles Appelman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Charles Appelman, O.D. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.