John Michael Elchinger, OD
Optometrist · Toledo, OH
John Michael Elchinger, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Toledo, Ohio, and NPI 1629505581, issued on May 22, 2017. Check the license (Ohio 6545, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Michael Elchinger
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6545 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Regency CT Ste 100, Toledo, OH 43623
- Phone
- (419) 882-0588
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 885-3070
- Medicaid ID
- 0228988 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170622002999); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Regency CT Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Michael Elchinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 6545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
250 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost82 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth52 claims
- Timolol Maleate16 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 claims
- Restasis13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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): 95.1 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: $282.90
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Associated Eye Care IncToledo, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Michael Elchinger among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
John Michael Elchinger, OD is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 70% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Ohio
There are 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Aloi, O.D.Toledo, OH 436231972606804
- David Bejot, ODToledo, OH 436231588668222
- Greg Bourdon, O.D.Toledo, OH 436231750424073
- Michael Cooper, ODToledo, OH 436231558370429
- Dino Costa, O.D.Toledo, OH 436231659376978
- Carol German, O.D.Toledo, OH 436231093710337
- Robert Goulding, O.D.Toledo, OH 436231316024599
- Eric Hohenberger, O.D.Toledo, OH 436231407055643
Common questions
What is John Michael Elchinger, OD's NPI number?
John Michael Elchinger, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629505581, issued on May 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Michael Elchinger, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Regency CT Ste 100, Toledo, OH, 43623. Phone: (419) 882-0588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Michael Elchinger, OD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 6545, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Michael Elchinger, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Michael Elchinger, OD had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Michael Elchinger, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 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.