Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Fe, NM
Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and NPI 1851726533, issued on Sep 12, 2013. Check the license (New Mexico 658, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanlin Chan Botwin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 658 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 W Water St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
- Phone
- (505) 982-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 87955822 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131230000858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanlin Chan Botwin 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 658Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
767 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost289 claims
- Timolol Maleate88 claims
- Lumigan59 claims
- Azelastine Hcl45 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate43 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol40 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): 96.8 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: $155.05
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Botwin Eye Group PASanta Fe, NM
- Eye Associates OF New Mexico LtdSanta Fe, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vanlin Chan Botwin among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D. 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 2013, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Santa Fe → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Monica AlderetteSanta Fe, NM 875051245447440
- Mark Botwin, O.D. P.A.Santa Fe, NM 875051861436495
- Jonathan Botwin, O.D.Santa Fe, NM 875051528254026
- Stephen Carver, O.D.Santa Fe, NM 875051184701468
- Keith Cespon, ODSanta Fe, NM 875051851487474
- Shinichi Hamashige, ODSanta Fe, NM 875051720279029
- Michael Herrera, O.D.Santa Fe, NM 875051205828233
- Amir Javid, O.D.Santa Fe, NM 875051407846371
Common questions
What is Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851726533, issued on Sep 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 W Water St, Santa Fe, NM, 87501. Phone: (505) 982-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 658, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D. had 767 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vanlin Chan Botwin, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.8 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.