Michael Briggs Bauman, OD
Optometrist · Danville, VA
Michael Briggs Bauman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Danville, Virginia, and NPI 1457356297, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 618000253, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Briggs Bauman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 618000253 VA
0601001852 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 Piney Forest RD, Danville, VA 24540
- Phone
- (434) 793-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 792-0102
- Medicaid ID
- 807898100 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100921000638); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 415 Piney Forest RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sheetal Haria, O.D.Optometrist1437234077
Verify Michael Briggs Bauman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 618000253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
629 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost221 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate77 claims
- Azelastine Hcl65 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol46 claims
- Timolol Maleate29 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl28 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: $182.32
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Family Eyecare Center PCDanville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Briggs Bauman among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Michael Briggs Bauman, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Danville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Waiyen Chin, O.D.Danville, VA 245401285634386
- Nancy Clark, O.D.Danville, VA 245401477723401
- Gary Grant, O.D.Danville, VA 245401356539076
- Sheetal Haria, O.D.Danville, VA 245401437234077
- Kelly Hoffmann, ODDanville, VA 245401922867555
- Susan Crews, ODDanville, VA 245411396743738
- John Crews, ODDanville, VA 245411295733533
- Christie Weaver, O.D.Chatham, VA 245311801817317
Common questions
What is Michael Briggs Bauman, OD's NPI number?
Michael Briggs Bauman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457356297, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Briggs Bauman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 Piney Forest RD, Danville, VA, 24540. Phone: (434) 793-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Briggs Bauman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 618000253, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Briggs Bauman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Briggs Bauman, OD had 629 Medicare Part D claims for 214 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.