NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick A. Cherry, O.D.

Optometrist · Sylvania, OH

Rick A. Cherry, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sylvania, Ohio, and NPI 1760578454, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 3930, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio 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
1760578454
Name
Rick A. Cherry
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3930 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6600 Sylvani Ave, Sylvania, OH 43560
Phone
(419) 517-7106
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(419) 517-7110
Medicaid ID
0668504 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110301000835); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University - College 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 Ohio board licenses this profession
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99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

552 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.

  1. Rick Cherry552
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost191 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate84 claims
  3. Restasis48 claims
  4. Azelastine Hcl30 claims
  5. Fluorometholone25 claims
  6. Xiidra24 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: $240.78

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. Rick Cherry$240.78
  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. Aeg Ohio Professional PCOregon, OH

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

Rick A. Cherry among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio

Rick A. Cherry, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Larry Bloom, O.D.Sylvania, OH 435601144400763
  2. Carol Brown, ODSylvania, OH 435601750330635
  3. Yasmeen KazkazSylvania, OH 435601609560291
  4. Preston Linley, O.D.Sylvania, OH 435601538379011
  5. Cindy Pezo, ODSylvania, OH 435601558367599
  6. Roxanna Potter, O.D.Sylvania, OH 435601790797579
  7. Haadia AminSwanton, OH 435581811426703
  8. Mark Jones, ODSwanton, OH 435581780723593

Common questions

What is Rick A. Cherry, O.D.'s NPI number?

Rick A. Cherry, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760578454, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick A. Cherry, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6600 Sylvani Ave, Sylvania, OH, 43560. Phone: (419) 517-7106. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick A. Cherry, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 3930, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rick A. Cherry, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick A. Cherry, O.D. had 552 Medicare Part D claims for 136 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.