Michael Pavell, O.D.
Optometrist · Indianapolis, IN
Michael Pavell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1518410745, issued on Jul 23, 2016. Check the license (Indiana 18003991AB, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Pavell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18003991AB IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5406 W 38TH St, Indianapolis, IN 46254
- Phone
- (219) 242-2423
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201201001762); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5406 W 38TH St
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Verify Michael Pavell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18003991ABCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
159 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost82 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate12 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: $201.30
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Aboite Family Eyecare Center, Inc.Fort Wayne, IN
- Northeast Family Eyecare LLCFort Wayne, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Pavell among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Michael Pavell, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Indiana
There are 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joel Engelberg, ODIndianapolis, IN 462541639164015
- Kimberly Forniss, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462541720036668
- Kelly Gelarden, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462541821146697
- George Hasselbrinck, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462541659380855
- Karyn Hasselbrinck, ODIndianapolis, IN 462541861401721
Common questions
What is Michael Pavell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Pavell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518410745, issued on Jul 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Pavell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5406 W 38TH St, Indianapolis, IN, 46254. Phone: (219) 242-2423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Pavell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003991AB, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Pavell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Pavell, O.D. had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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.