Richard Thomas Chin, O.D.
Optometrist · Millinocket, ME
Richard Thomas Chin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Millinocket, Maine, and NPI 1053864488, issued on Aug 2, 2016. Check the license (Maine OPT982, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Thomas Chin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT982 ME
5202 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Summer St, Millinocket, ME 04462
- Phone
- (207) 528-2285
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171013000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 50 Summer St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nancy Bears, IPDHDental Hygienist1003851031
- Laura Bouchard, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1881249779
- Christopher Castonguay, DMDDentist1477046571
- Catherine Cesare, DENTAL HYGIENISTDental Hygienist1194968065
- Robert Cleaveland, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1518350610
- Daphne Davenport, RNRegistered Nurse1467337873
Verify Richard Thomas Chin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
288 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost63 claims
- Timolol Maleate35 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol28 claims
- Xiidra26 claims
- Restasis23 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 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: $391.55
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- John C. Hersey OD, PCPalmyra, ME
- Vision Care OF Maine LLCBangor, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Millinocket
They are 2 of the 103 NPPES records with a practice address in Millinocket, and 310 optometrist records in Maine.
All 2 in Millinocket → All 310 in Maine → Every provider in Millinocket →
Other optometrist records in Maine
- Amy Abbott, O.D.South Portland, ME1578663365
- Andre Achenbach, O.D.Brunswick, ME1376807263
- Rachel Achenbach, ODWindham, ME1528408622
- Nirupama Aggarwal, ODPortland, ME1871599928
- Paul Albert, O.D.Ellsworth, ME1255440467
- Mark Alexander, O.D.Brunswick, ME1225118953
- Kimberly Allen, O.D.Brewer, ME1659479624
- Hyder Almosawy, ODStandish, ME1578129078
- Isabel Alonso Zieja, O.D.Kittery, ME1033341029
- Jill Amundson, ODPortland, ME1710983861
Common questions
What is Richard Thomas Chin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Thomas Chin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053864488, issued on Aug 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Thomas Chin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Summer St, Millinocket, ME, 04462. Phone: (207) 528-2285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Thomas Chin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maine license number OPT982, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Thomas Chin, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Thomas Chin, O.D. had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 123 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.