Vanessa Chavez
Optometrist · Albuquerque, NM
Vanessa Chavez is an optometrist with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1386139715, issued on Jun 27, 2018. Check the license (New Mexico OPT703, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanessa Chavez
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT703 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6609 Mesa Antigua PL NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120
- Phone
- (505) 899-2953
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanessa Chavez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT703Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of 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: $121.58
6 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.
Vanessa Chavez among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Vanessa Chavez is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 67% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
All 333 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tasneem Mamdani, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871201588637714
- Judy Perea-Maes, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871201871625947
- Ashley Pulis, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871201851672836
- Alex Rodriguez, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871201376624163
- Robert Lavoie, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871221992797708
- Michelle Cohen, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871231639256449
- John Vankesteren, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871231730248881
- Wende Waggoner, OD, MPH, MSAlbuquerque, NM 871231639266968
Common questions
What is Vanessa Chavez's NPI number?
Vanessa Chavez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386139715, issued on Jun 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanessa Chavez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6609 Mesa Antigua PL NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87120. Phone: (505) 899-2953. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanessa Chavez's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number OPT703, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vanessa Chavez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanessa Chavez had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.