Santosh Nuchikat, O.D.
Optometrist · Blue Ash, OH
Santosh Nuchikat, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Blue Ash, Ohio, and NPI 1346270030, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 5234, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santosh Nuchikat
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5234 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1945 Cei Dr, Blue Ash, OH 45242
- Phone
- (513) 984-5133
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Fax
- (513) 984-4240
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100524000438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Santosh Nuchikat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 5234Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate61 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate37 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl31 claims
- Fluorometholone24 claims
- Restasis21 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: $863.90
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Cei Physicians Psc, LLCBlue Ash, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santosh Nuchikat among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Santosh Nuchikat, 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
31 optometrist records list a practice address in Blue Ash
They are 31 of the 1,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Blue Ash, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ehryn Cartwright, O.D.Blue Ash, OH 452421114181526
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- William Davis, ODBlue Ash, OH 452421033117528
- Linda Fender, O.D.Blue Ash, OH 452421851443683
- Brad Genereux, O.D.Blue Ash, OH 452421386080166
- Jessica Hildenbrand, ODCincinnati, OH 452421477592384
- Erich Hinel, O.D.Blue Ash, OH 452421447563077
- Barbara Houde, ODCincinnati, OH 452421417997883
Common questions
What is Santosh Nuchikat, O.D.'s NPI number?
Santosh Nuchikat, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346270030, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santosh Nuchikat, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1945 Cei Dr, Blue Ash, OH, 45242. Phone: (513) 984-5133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santosh Nuchikat, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 5234, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Santosh Nuchikat, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santosh Nuchikat, O.D. had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.