Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D.
Optometrist · Nashville, TN
Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1063530582, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee ODT1633, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Joan Tempkins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- ODT1633 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 68 White Bridge RD, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 352-7241
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 352-6168
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 68 White Bridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Neuhoff, ODOptometrist1245348580
Verify Barbara Joan Tempkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license ODT1633Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $32.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Barbara Joan Tempkins among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 62% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josie BentelerNashville, TN 372051063346302
- Sachie Craig, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051518264969
- Richard Durocher, ODNashville, TN 372051073506408
- James Hoover, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051386197895
- Eric Larios, ODNashville, TN 372051720512221
- John Neuhoff, ODNashville, TN 372051245348580
- William Parsley, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051760938096
- Nida Steiner, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051164519690
Common questions
What is Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063530582, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 68 White Bridge RD, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 352-7241. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number ODT1633, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara Joan Tempkins, O.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; 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.