Thomas Michael Chester, O.D.
Optometrist · Cleveland, OH
Thomas Michael Chester, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1598778052, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 4731 T1535, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Michael Chester
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4731 T1535 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2740 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115
- Phone
- (216) 621-6132
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (216) 621-2803
- Medicaid ID
- 0386381 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120126000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2740 Carnegie Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alexander Jones, ODOptometrist1699468116
- Caroline Obermeier, ODOptometrist1689363061
- William Wiley, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1689687147
Verify Thomas Michael Chester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 4731 T1535Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
717 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost141 claims
- Xiidra87 claims
- Xdemvy75 claims
- Miebo55 claims
- Restasis41 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate38 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): 91 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: $43,457.89
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, 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
- Northern Ohio Eye Consultants, IncCleveland, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Michael Chester among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Thomas Michael Chester, 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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.
All 2,443 in Ohio → Every provider in Cleveland → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Burley, O.D.Cleveland, OH 441151952376006
- Alexander Jones, ODCleveland, OH 441151699468116
- Caroline Obermeier, ODCleveland, OH 441151689363061
- Mark Davis, O.D.Rocky River, OH 441161841268034
- Kathleen Fleming, O.D.Rocky River, OH 441161730229576
- Dana Griesmer, ODRocky River, OH 441161417308388
- Ryan Hooper, O.D.Rocky River, OH 441161104231265
- Cynthia Jemiola, O.D.Cleveland, OH 441141689623217
Common questions
What is Thomas Michael Chester, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Michael Chester, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598778052, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Michael Chester, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2740 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44115. Phone: (216) 621-6132. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Michael Chester, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 4731 T1535, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Michael Chester, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Michael Chester, O.D. had 717 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Michael Chester, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.