NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Michael Bernier, O.D.

Optometrist · Saint Louis, MO

Paul Michael Bernier, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1760456800, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Missouri TO2740, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri 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
1760456800
Name
Paul Michael Bernier
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
TO2740 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6756 Chippewa St, Saint Louis, MO 63109
Phone
(314) 351-4991
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(314) 351-2015
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100917000113); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1987
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri 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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47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

408 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Paul Bernier408
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost318 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol16 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate15 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: $360.61

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.

  1. Paul Bernier$360.61
  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. Paige Hedgpath OdpcSaint Louis, MO

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

Paul Michael Bernier among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri

Paul Michael Bernier, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Missouri

There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Adkisson, ODSaint Louis, MO 631091275150906
  2. Alex AmannSaint Louis, MO 631091942740212
  3. Sameh Boules, OPTOMETRIST - O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631091669648374
  4. Daniel Ethakoti, ODSaint Louis, MO 631091740662964
  5. Jeffrey Kempf, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631091386604411
  6. Anne LaiSaint Louis, MO 631091831080001
  7. David Picker, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631091679541452
  8. Barbara Ristvedt, ODSaint Louis, MO 631091114061496

Common questions

What is Paul Michael Bernier, O.D.'s NPI number?

Paul Michael Bernier, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760456800, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Michael Bernier, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6756 Chippewa St, Saint Louis, MO, 63109. Phone: (314) 351-4991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Michael Bernier, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number TO2740, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paul Michael Bernier, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Michael Bernier, O.D. had 408 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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.