Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D.
Optometrist · Norfolk, VA
Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1932191327, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0618000025, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas R. Cheezum
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000025 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 549 E. Brambleton Ave, Norfolk, VA 23510
- Phone
- (757) 533-9441
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 282-7600
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 549 E. Brambleton Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas R. Cheezum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000025Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Brimonidine Tartrate32 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: $295.44
3 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.
Thomas R. Cheezum among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Norfolk → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sylvia Lohr, O.D.Norfolk, VA 235101407061443
- Gregory Lohr, O.D.Norfolk, VA 235101134334170
- Diane Wallach, ODNorfolk, VA 235101497744791
- John Weil, O.D.Norfolk, VA 235101215902721
- Eric Barnes, O.D.Norfolk, VA 235111770554776
- Meghan Donovan, ODNorfolk, VA 235111285522565
- Brian Hatch, OD, MBA, MS, DAAONorfolk, VA 235111699757419
- Tiana Mathieson, ODNorfolk, VA 235111144725268
Common questions
What is Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932191327, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 549 E. Brambleton Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23510. Phone: (757) 533-9441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000025, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas R. Cheezum, O.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.