Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D.
Optometrist · Cincinnati, OH
Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1942462635, issued on Jun 25, 2008. Check the license (Ohio 5890, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Marie Thatcher
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 5890 OH
1796DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8315 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45255
- Phone
- (513) 474-4444
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 200904380 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091103000514); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8315 Beechmont Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Keiser, O.D.Optometrist1275642530
Verify Paula Marie Thatcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 5890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis16 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: $421.88
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision 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.
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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Ohio, LLCSylvania, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Marie Thatcher among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Paula Marie Thatcher, 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 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Ohio
There are 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
All 2,443 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Ernstes, O.D.Cincinnati, OH 452551306095716
- Mark Fenton, ODCincinnati, OH 452551144280934
- Donald Grutzmacher, O.D.Cincinnati, OH 452551043380249
- Anna Hopkins, O.D.Cincinnati, OH 452551720334055
- Matthew Howell, O.D.Cincinnati, OH 452551003244708
- Chloe Janson, ODCincinnati, OH 452551598331274
- Hailey Jenkins, ODCincinnati, OH 452551417880311
- Mary Keiser, O.D.Cincinnati, OH 452551275642530
Common questions
What is Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D.'s NPI number?
Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942462635, issued on Jun 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8315 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45255. Phone: (513) 474-4444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 5890, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Marie Thatcher, O.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.