Alan L. French, OD
Optometrist · Eleanor, WV
Alan L. French, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Eleanor, West Virginia, and NPI 1073623831, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 956-OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan L. French
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 956-OD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 103 Roosevelt Blvd, Eleanor, WV 25070
- Phone
- (304) 586-0970
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 586-3744
- Medicaid ID
- 9200009001 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091006000410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 271 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 103 Roosevelt Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jessica Cochran, ODOptometrist1487884110
Verify Alan L. French in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 956-ODCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
344 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost209 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 claims
- Rocklatan18 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl15 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: $29.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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.
Alan L. French among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Alan L. French, OD is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 70% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Eleanor
They are 2 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Eleanor, and 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
All 271 in West Virginia → Every provider in Eleanor → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessica Cochran, ODEleanor, WV 250701487884110
- Thomas Moore, O.D.Dunbar, WV 250641689803611
- Caleb Stanley, ODDunbar, WV 250641669107439
- Donna Chaney, O.D.Madison, WV 251301902830458
- Terry Freeman, O.D.Madison, WV 251301538352562
- Krista Adams, O.D.Ronceverte, WV 249701851531297
- Thomas GriffithSaint Albans, WV 251771093785115
- Steven Potwin, ODSaint Albans, WV 251771326335282
Common questions
What is Alan L. French, OD's NPI number?
Alan L. French, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073623831, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan L. French, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 Roosevelt Blvd, Eleanor, WV, 25070. Phone: (304) 586-0970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan L. French, OD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 956-OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alan L. French, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan L. French, OD had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.