Michael Ayer
Optometrist · Chelmsford, MA
Michael Ayer is an optometrist with a practice address in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1770649584, issued on Dec 28, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 3485, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ayer
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3485 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 228 Billerica RD, Chelmsford, MA 01824
- Phone
- (978) 250-6170
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (978) 250-6170
- Medicaid ID
- 0313742 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060417000221); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Ayer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 3485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost36 claims
- Cyclosporine32 claims
- Erythromycin25 claims
- Restasis16 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Atrius Health IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Ayer among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Michael Ayer is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Chelmsford
They are 13 of the 937 NPPES records with a practice address in Chelmsford, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Adelstein, ODChelmsford, MA 018241790770980
- Florence Bahtiarian, O.D.Chelmsford, MA 018241427080191
- Henry Boroyan, ODChelmsford, MA 018241407920424
- Bruce Bunker, O.D.Chelmsford, MA 018241750386835
- Melissa Donald, O.D.Chelmsford, MA 018241750674958
- Hannah Donovan, ODChelmsford, MA 018241750066320
- Heidi Frank, ODChelmsford, MA 018241992726251
- Vivienne Kong, ODChelmsford, MA 018241366434441
Common questions
What is Michael Ayer's NPI number?
Michael Ayer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770649584, issued on Dec 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ayer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 228 Billerica RD, Chelmsford, MA, 01824. Phone: (978) 250-6170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ayer's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 3485, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Ayer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ayer had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 72 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.