NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD

Optometrist · Annandale, VA

Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Annandale, Virginia, and NPI 1427196054, issued on Feb 3, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0618001027, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427196054
Name
Michelle Elizabeth Thelen
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0618001027 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7630 Little River Tpke Ste 100, Annandale, VA 22003
Phone
(703) 941-4111
Enumerated
Feb 3, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(703) 941-3929
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080212000558); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7630 Little River Tpke Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Julie Nguyen, ODOptometrist1497430102
  2. Courtney Thelen, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1639177108

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

55 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Michelle Thelen55
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost11 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: $721.89

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abb Con-Cise Optical Group 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.

  1. Michelle Thelen$721.89
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Drsthelen PCAnnandale, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michelle Elizabeth Thelen among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia

Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis CantwellAnnandale, VA 220031144308594
  2. Christina Chon, O.D.Annandale, VA 220031063584993
  3. Julie Nguyen, ODAnnandale, VA 220031497430102
  4. Sop Song, O.D.Annandale, VA 220031801931381
  5. James Walthall, ODAnnandale, VA 220031033297395
  6. Lori Butler, O.D.Burke, VA 220151568432714
  7. Rana Iman, O.D.Burke, VA 220151063424406
  8. Howard Kahn, O.D.Burke, VA 220151285615815

Common questions

What is Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD's NPI number?

Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427196054, issued on Feb 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7630 Little River Tpke Ste 100, Annandale, VA, 22003. Phone: (703) 941-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001027, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Elizabeth Thelen, OD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.