Helen Chandler Fure, OD
Optometrist · Lexington, VA
Helen Chandler Fure, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lexington, Virginia, and NPI 1154358547, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618001389, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Chandler Fure
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618001389 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 94 E Midland Trail, Lexington, VA 24450
- Phone
- (540) 463-1600
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 463-1044
- Medicaid ID
- 010277761 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050223000210); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Chandler Fure in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618001389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
411 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost206 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate29 claims
- Cyclosporine25 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl18 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim15 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 62.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $60.35
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Lexington Eye Care PCLexington, VA
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Virginia, PLLCAshburn, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Chandler Fure among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Helen Chandler Fure, OD 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 5 of the 317 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Hudson, ODLexington, VA 244501497730923
- James Kyte, ODLexington, VA 244501265958524
- Carl Partain, O.D.Lexington, VA 244501205869450
- Lindsay Petrie, O.D.Lexington, VA 244501699904581
- Stephen Crawford, O.D.Staunton, VA 244011194717579
- Corey Crouch, ODStaunton, VA 244011457912578
- Susan Gresham, ODStaunton, VA 244011053975763
- Danny Oneil, ODStaunton, VA 244011932186814
Common questions
What is Helen Chandler Fure, OD's NPI number?
Helen Chandler Fure, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154358547, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Chandler Fure, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 94 E Midland Trail, Lexington, VA, 24450. Phone: (540) 463-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Chandler Fure, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001389, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen Chandler Fure, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Chandler Fure, OD had 411 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helen Chandler Fure, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.5 of 100. 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.