Lawrence Murch, OD OPTOMETRIST
Lawrence Murch, OD OPTOMETRIST is a provider specialising in Optometrist in Mechanic Falls, ME, registered under NPI 1528103785.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 17 LEWISTON ST, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 495 | ME | Optometrist primary |
This provider holds licence 495 issued in ME. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Optometrist covers
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 152W00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1528103785 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Feb 21, 2007 |
| Last updated | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Male |
| Credential | OD OPTOMETRIST |
| Practice address |
17 LEWISTON ST Mechanic Falls, ME 04256 (207) 345-9863 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 125 17 LEWISTON ST Mechanic Falls, ME 04256 |
| Other identifiers |
014094
· Other 1047230001 · Other 116700000 · Medicaid (ME) 620123801 · Other HMO1041880 · Other NONHMO5591255 · Other T79560 · Other |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Sum = 65 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 5 · actual last digit = 5
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.