Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D.
Optometrist · Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, and NPI 1699020693, issued on Jul 17, 2012. Check the license (Michigan 4901004729, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Joseph Merchand
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901004729 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3360 I 75 Business Spur, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
- Phone
- (906) 635-0861
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120725000868); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3360 I 75 Business Spur
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dennis Brindley, O.D.Optometrist1932117280
- Jeffrey Lozen, O.D.Optometrist1437173655
Verify Peter Joseph Merchand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901004729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
495 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost151 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate65 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol50 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Lumigan20 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim20 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
- Sault Vision Clinic PCSault Sainte Marie, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter Joseph Merchand among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Sault Sainte Marie
They are 10 of the 549 NPPES records with a practice address in Sault Sainte Marie, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Brindley, O.D.Sault Sainte Marie, MI 497831932117280
- Thomas Choponis, ODSault Sainte Marie, MI 497831831611748
- Tom Culina, ODSault Sainte Marie, MI 497831275723744
- Andrew Hart, O.D.Sault Sainte Marie, MI 497831396772422
- Dale Johnson, O.D.Sault Sainte Marie, MI 497831629029095
- Kylie Kaczmarczyk, O.D.Sault Sainte Marie, MI 497831518918077
- John Klika, O.D.Sault Ste Marie, MI 497831043302276
- Jeffrey Lozen, O.D.Sault Sainte Marie, MI 497831437173655
Common questions
What is Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D.'s NPI number?
Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699020693, issued on Jul 17, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3360 I 75 Business Spur, Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 49783. Phone: (906) 635-0861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901004729, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Joseph Merchand, O.D. had 495 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.