Michael E. Chester, O.D.
Optometrist · Chillicothe, OH
Michael E. Chester, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chillicothe, Ohio, and NPI 1780686774, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 3403/T383, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael E. Chester
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3403/T383 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 261 N Woodbridge Ave, Chillicothe, OH 45601
- Phone
- (740) 773-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (740) 773-8957
- Medicaid ID
- 0400524 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080218000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 261 N Woodbridge Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brandon Chester, O.D.Optometrist1386844348
- John Hartig, ODOptometrist1285472712
Verify Michael E. Chester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 3403/T383Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 236 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
- Latanoprost720 claims
- Restasis59 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth37 claims
- Fluorometholone27 claims
- Travoprost23 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chester Eye Center IncChillicothe, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael E. Chester among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Michael E. Chester, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
40 optometrist records list a practice address in Chillicothe
They are 40 of the 2,938 NPPES records with a practice address in Chillicothe, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Abrashoff, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011588772933
- David Brown, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011396719720
- Cynthia Colby-Axe, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011831290626
- Cindy Elrich, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011407824857
- Patricia Haller, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011417946740
- Dennis Knowles, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011104899061
- Jeffrey Martin, OSChillicothe, OH 456011447238183
- Kelli Mulhern, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011659369809
Common questions
What is Michael E. Chester, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael E. Chester, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780686774, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael E. Chester, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 261 N Woodbridge Ave, Chillicothe, OH, 45601. Phone: (740) 773-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael E. Chester, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 3403/T383, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael E. Chester, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael E. Chester, O.D. had 1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael E. Chester, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.