Rita A. Cherian, O.D.
Optometrist · Wakefield, MA
Rita A. Cherian, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and NPI 1336300235, issued on Jun 23, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 4699, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita A. Cherian
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 4699 MA
OEG002055 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 669 Main St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Phone
- (781) 245-5200
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (781) 246-3932
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090929000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 669 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rita A. Cherian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 4699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
193 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin43 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone37 claims
- Restasis23 claims
- Latanoprost15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $913.23
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 one group practice
- North Suburban Eye Associates PCWakefield, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rita A. Cherian among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Rita A. Cherian, O.D. is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Wakefield
They are 7 of the 664 NPPES records with a practice address in Wakefield, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Wakefield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrea Farber, O.D.Wakefield, MA 018801073949061
- Adam Grimm, O.D.Wakefield, MA 018801366826075
- Renell Sinha, ODWakefield, MA 018801649321399
- Fei Siu, ODWakefield, MA 018801982965943
- Donna Vann, O.D.Wakefield, MA 018801902188477
- Peter Violette, ODWakefield, MA 018801003945296
- William O'Donnell, O.D.Tyngsboro, MA 018791194937482
- Tulsi PatelTyngsboro, MA 018791538082433
Common questions
What is Rita A. Cherian, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rita A. Cherian, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336300235, issued on Jun 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita A. Cherian, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 669 Main St, Wakefield, MA, 01880. Phone: (781) 245-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita A. Cherian, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 4699, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rita A. Cherian, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rita A. Cherian, O.D. had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rita A. Cherian, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.