NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mary Nethaway Chase

Optometrist · Cleveland, TN

Mary Nethaway Chase is an optometrist with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1487140232, issued on Jul 5, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 3448, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487140232
Name
Mary Nethaway Chase
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3448 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3103 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312
Phone
(423) 479-4174
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181206001290); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3103 Ocoee St N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lori Balmer, ODOptometrist1124062856

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.

  1. Mary Chase94
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Erythromycin17 claims
  2. Lumigan12 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: $239.90

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE 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.

  1. Mary Chase$239.90
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Lori H Balmer OdpcCleveland, TN
  2. Mary N. Chase, O.D., PLLCOliver Springs, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mary Nethaway Chase among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee

Mary Nethaway Chase is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 62% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Tennessee

There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lori Balmer, ODCleveland, TN 373121124062856
  2. Stephen Bencho, ODCleveland, TN 373121679614846
  3. Christopher Muegge, ODCleveland, TN 373121316562804
  4. Anna Reed, ODCleveland, TN 373121457176968
  5. Jerry Richt, ODCleveland, TN 373121740321900
  6. Nelson Thoresen, ODCleveland, TN 373121518088921
  7. Cortney Bramlett, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373111770780348
  8. Elizabeth ('Kari') Hudson, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373111467595041

Common questions

What is Mary Nethaway Chase's NPI number?

Mary Nethaway Chase's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487140232, issued on Jul 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mary Nethaway Chase located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3103 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN, 37312. Phone: (423) 479-4174. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mary Nethaway Chase's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3448, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mary Nethaway Chase prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mary Nethaway Chase had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.