John Christopher Hanford, O.D.
Optometrist · Traverse City, MI
John Christopher Hanford, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1760436042, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901003271, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Christopher Hanford
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901003271 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2640 Crossing Cir, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 933-7195
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 933-7197
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031230000327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2640 Crossing Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Pamela Kucharczyk, PHARMDPharmacist1740775865
- April Nelson, ABOCOptician1366333239
- Craig Walker, RPHPharmacist1144312190
Verify John Christopher Hanford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901003271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of 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: $474.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, 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.
John Christopher Hanford among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
John Christopher Hanford, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 optometrist records list a practice address in Traverse City
They are 38 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Austhof, ODTraverse City, MI 496841730292210
- Nathan Baas, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841619039864
- Mark Bradley, ODTrayerise City, MI 496841841269040
- David Cannon, ODTraverse City, MI 496841487630133
- Kathryn Cizek, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841134113517
- Eric Connick, ODTraverse City, MI 496841659412302
- Robert Foote, ODTraverse City, MI 496841891857017
- Jennifer Henbest, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841710971650
Common questions
What is John Christopher Hanford, O.D.'s NPI number?
John Christopher Hanford, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760436042, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Christopher Hanford, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2640 Crossing Cir, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 933-7195. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Christopher Hanford, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901003271, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Christopher Hanford, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Christopher Hanford, O.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.