Waiyen Chin, O.D.
Optometrist · Danville, VA
Waiyen Chin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Danville, Virginia, and NPI 1285634386, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0618001223, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waiyen Chin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618001223 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 Piney Forest RD, Danville, VA 24540
- Phone
- (434) 797-2606
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 797-2606
- Medicaid ID
- 010148529 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050322000253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Waiyen Chin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618001223Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
364 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost180 claims
- Restasis34 claims
- Azelastine Hcl30 claims
- Cromolyn Sodium26 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
- Xiidra18 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.
Waiyen Chin among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Waiyen Chin, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 Danville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bauman, ODDanville, VA 245401457356297
- Nancy Clark, O.D.Danville, VA 245401477723401
- Gary Grant, O.D.Danville, VA 245401356539076
- Sheetal Haria, O.D.Danville, VA 245401437234077
- Kelly Hoffmann, ODDanville, VA 245401922867555
- Susan Crews, ODDanville, VA 245411396743738
- John Crews, ODDanville, VA 245411295733533
- Christie Weaver, O.D.Chatham, VA 245311801817317
Common questions
What is Waiyen Chin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Waiyen Chin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285634386, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waiyen Chin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 Piney Forest RD, Danville, VA, 24540. Phone: (434) 797-2606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waiyen Chin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001223, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Waiyen Chin, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waiyen Chin, O.D. had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.