John William Cather
Optician · Worcester, MA
John William Cather is an optician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1417074626, issued on Mar 23, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 1550, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- John William Cather
- Primary taxonomy
- Optician 156FX1800X
- License number
- 1550 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 372 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602
- Phone
- (508) 752-9044
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1524119 MA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John William Cather in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 1550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
John William Cather among 295 optician records in Massachusetts
John William Cather is one of 295 optician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 8% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 2% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 156FX1800X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optician providers in Massachusetts
There are 295 optician records in Massachusetts. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 295 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Worcester → Optician nationwide →
The 8 optician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael PlanteWorcester, MA 016021396153706
- Leonore AsseltaWorcester, MA 016051912654534
- Sandra Coyne, LDOWorcester, MA 016051912527821
- James Gordon, RDOWorcester, MA 016051811093321
- James JohnstonWorcester, MA 016051326433129
- Diane MatuckWorcester, MA 016051376875914
- Joseph Erickson, RDOWorcester, MA 016071033396791
- Leonid DemihovskyWorcester, MA 016081538510318
Common questions
What is John William Cather's NPI number?
John William Cather's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417074626, issued on Mar 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John William Cather located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 372 Chandler St, Worcester, MA, 01602. Phone: (508) 752-9044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John William Cather's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1550, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.