Christopher Herring, OD
NPI 1770005258ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Starkville, MS
Optometrist (OD) with Ms Eye Care PA, practicing in Starkville, Mississippi. In 2024 Medicare paid $84,253 for 539 patients, and Part D covered 400 of their prescriptions, 64% of them generic. Coopervision Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $54.30 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1770005258 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 12, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 969 | MS |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MS) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 539 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,378 across 21 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $84,253 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 400 · 702 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 136 |
| Total drug cost | $27,238 |
| Generic share | 64% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Ms Eye Care PAStarkville, MS · 17 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$54.30 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$435.54 · 8 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Coopervision Inc. | $32.22 | 1 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $22.08 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$54.30 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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