Ume K. Chowhan, OD
Optometrist · Arlington, VA
Ume K. Chowhan, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Arlington, Virginia, and NPI 1144914516, issued on Jun 7, 2023. Check the license (Virginia 0618003274, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ume K. Chowhan
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618003274 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2823 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
- Phone
- (703) 294-6600
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230628000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- International American University At Puerto Rico - School Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,460 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2823 Clarendon Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ann Poloncak, ODOptometrist1659714137
- Malalai Yarzada, O.DOptometrist1245682657
Verify Ume K. Chowhan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618003274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $768.31
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Virginia, PLLCArlington, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ume K. Chowhan among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Ume K. Chowhan, OD 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 2023, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Arlington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lucas Hubert, ODArlington, VA 222011831712140
- Ann Poloncak, ODArlington, VA 222011659714137
- Jerry West, O.D.Arlington, VA 222011609906106
- Malalai Yarzada, O.DArlington, VA 222011245682657
- Neeraj Bindal, O.D.Arlington, VA 222021770656167
- Sapho Doan, ODArlington, VA 222021427062041
- Alfred Galiani, ODArlington, VA 222021710995329
- Linda Hammer, O.DArlington, VA 222021275560955
Common questions
What is Ume K. Chowhan, OD's NPI number?
Ume K. Chowhan, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144914516, issued on Jun 7, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ume K. Chowhan, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2823 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA, 22201. Phone: (703) 294-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ume K. Chowhan, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618003274, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.