Rory J. Christian, O.D.
Optometrist · Cedar City, UT
Rory J. Christian, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cedar City, Utah, and NPI 1326158551, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Utah 261044-9934, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rory J. Christian
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 261044-9934 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1811 W Royal Hunte Dr Ste 1, Cedar City, UT 84720
- Phone
- (435) 586-1131
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (435) 865-1121
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051114001105); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1811 W Royal Hunte Dr Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chad Anderson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1144330648
- Clinton Duncan, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1770894776
- Colin Hunsaker, ODOptometrist1417548009
Verify Rory J. Christian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this profession
Search for license 261044-9934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost44 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth21 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate15 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): 83.9 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: $30.88
2 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
- Cedar Opthalmic Associates PLLCCedar City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rory J. Christian among 470 optometrist records in Utah
Rory J. Christian, O.D. is one of 470 optometrist records with a practice address in Utah. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% 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 Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Cedar City
They are 9 of the 1,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Cedar City, and 470 optometrist records in Utah.
All 470 in Utah → Every provider in Cedar City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Albrecht, O.D.Cedar City, UT 847201427140417
- Colin Hunsaker, ODCedar City, UT 847201417548009
- Kimberly Robbins, O.D.Cedar City, UT 847201205859576
- Steven Taggart, O.D.Cedar City, UT 847201386612810
- Brian Whitney, ODCedar City, UT 847201861571234
- Loy Brown, ODCedar City, UT 847211407873904
- David Eastman, O.D.Cedar City, UT 847211043303340
- Edgar Judd, ODCedar City, UT 847211386335503
Common questions
What is Rory J. Christian, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rory J. Christian, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326158551, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rory J. Christian, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1811 W Royal Hunte Dr Ste 1, Cedar City, UT, 84720. Phone: (435) 586-1131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rory J. Christian, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 261044-9934, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rory J. Christian, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rory J. Christian, O.D. had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rory J. Christian, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 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.