Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D.
Optometrist · Pottstown, PA
Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629127964, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG-000169, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG-000169 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 142 Shoemaker RD, Pottstown, PA 19464
- Phone
- (610) 326-1106
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 326-1108
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090610000586); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 142 Shoemaker RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG-000169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
503 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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
- Timolol Maleate116 claims
- Latanoprost112 claims
- Lumigan75 claims
- Travoprost43 claims
- Cyclosporine23 claims
- Restasis13 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
- Shade Eyecare, LLCPottstown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pottstown → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marie Bisconti, O.D.Pottstown, PA 194641770922692
- Whitney Crosby, ODPottstown, PA 194641053834192
- Madison Crowe, ODSanatoga, PA 194641407562465
- Diane Fries-Balog, O.D.Pottstown, PA 194641730103946
- Kimberly Huynh, ODPottstown, PA 194641710879796
- James Johnson, O.D.Pottstown, PA 194641467474510
- Hamdi Mahdi, ODPottstown, PA 194641932882784
- Sandra Ojeda, O.D.Pottstown, PA 194641588986517
Common questions
What is Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629127964, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 142 Shoemaker RD, Pottstown, PA, 19464. Phone: (610) 326-1106. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG-000169, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michele Y. Shade-Hinchliffe, O.D. had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 116 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.