Andrew W. Crothers, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Memphis, TN
Andrew W. Crothers, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1952500373, issued on Jul 16, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 49228, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew W. Crothers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 49228 TN
E-7739 AR
22308 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 825 Ridge Lake Blvd, Memphis, TN 38120
- Phone
- (901) 685-2200
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Fax
- (901) 820-2342
- Medicaid IDs
- 08605892 MS
1530817 TN
1952500373 MO
202151001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210430000219); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 825 Ridge Lake Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Amundson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1902695083
- Desirae BrinkleyOptometrist1285188490
- John Elfervig, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1619910544
- Lucie Elfervig, D.N.S., A.P.R.N.Nurse Practitioner1801914148
- Subba Gollamudi, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1154378735
- Jon Jenkins, O.D.Optometrist1215970702
Verify Andrew W. Crothers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 49228Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,064 Medicare Part D claims for 955 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate1,338 claims
- Moxifloxacin1,178 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium1,171 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine71 claims
- Acyclovir44 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl41 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,161.09
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Vrf Eye Specialty Group, PLCJonesboro, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
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- Nancy Alison, M.D.Johnson City, TN1679566962
- Mitchell Allphin, MDNashville, TN1295313138
- Paul Ambrose, M.D.Knoxville, TN1316949613
- Steven Anderson, M.D.Chattanooga, TN1295732063
- Charles Ange, M.D.Knoxville, TN1952370843
- Christopher Areephanthu, M.D.Pleasant View, TN1558710970
- Joseph Armstrong, M.D.Bristol, TN1083724371
Common questions
What is Andrew W. Crothers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew W. Crothers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952500373, issued on Jul 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew W. Crothers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 Ridge Lake Blvd, Memphis, TN, 38120. Phone: (901) 685-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew W. Crothers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49228, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew W. Crothers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew W. Crothers, M.D. had 4,064 Medicare Part D claims for 955 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew W. Crothers, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.