Ellen Ho, O.D.
Optometrist · Chester, VA
Ellen Ho, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chester, Virginia, and NPI 1396958716, issued on May 8, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0618000816, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen Ho
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000816 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13537 Hickory Glen RD, Chester, VA 23831
- Phone
- (804) 796-9726
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 9231048 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040304000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ellen Ho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
236 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost98 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate16 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: $433.81
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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
- Drs Gilbert And Farley OdpcColonial Heights, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellen Ho among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Ellen Ho, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Chester → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Barber, O.D.Chester, VA 238311790713956
- Steven Linas, O.D.Chester, VA 238311124125737
- Minh Nguyen, O.D.Chester, VA 238311376774299
- Eric Stewart, ODChester, VA 238311205569563
- Cristy Dehoff, O.D.Chesterfield, VA 238321194795328
- Ryder Elder, ODChesterfield, VA 238321912748492
- Ja'Nai Frederick, O.D.Chesterfield, VA 238321265681332
- Bradley Kirchner, O.D.Chesterfield, VA 238321710026653
Common questions
What is Ellen Ho, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ellen Ho, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396958716, issued on May 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen Ho, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13537 Hickory Glen RD, Chester, VA, 23831. Phone: (804) 796-9726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen Ho, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000816, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ellen Ho, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen Ho, O.D. had 236 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.