Thu Thi Cai, O.D.
Optometrist · East Hartford, CT
Thu Thi Cai, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in East Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1497896963, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Connecticut 002515, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thu Thi Cai
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002515 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 477 Connecticut Blvd Ste 102, East Hartford, CT 06108
- Phone
- (860) 289-4848
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 289-3798
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080819000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thu Thi Cai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 002515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 82% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis14 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: $124.98
1 payment: 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.
Thu Thi Cai among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Thu Thi Cai, O.D. is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Connecticut
There are 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
All 675 in Connecticut → Every provider in East Hartford → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachel Dixon, ODEast Hartford, CT 061081114704236
- Jennifer Greloch, ODEast Hartford, CT 061081598288409
- Michelle ReichleEast Hartford, CT 061081710026133
- Gary Vrooman, ODE Hartford, CT 061081154410561
- Bowie Wong, ODEast Hartford, CT 061081285316133
- Charlene Chateauneuf, O.D.West Hartford, CT 061071154311801
- Nicole Colasurdo Nolan, O.D.Wethersfield, CT 061091215229273
- Michael Cooper, O.D.West Hartford, CT 061071073537874
Common questions
What is Thu Thi Cai, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thu Thi Cai, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497896963, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thu Thi Cai, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 477 Connecticut Blvd Ste 102, East Hartford, CT, 06108. Phone: (860) 289-4848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thu Thi Cai, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 002515, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thu Thi Cai, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thu Thi Cai, O.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims; 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.