Benjamin Carden, OD
Optometrist · Chattanooga, TN
Benjamin Carden, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1508484650, issued on Jul 6, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 3607, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Carden
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3607 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd Ste 167, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 892-7166
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200817003884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd Ste 167
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Carden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3607Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Loteprednol Etabonate20 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: $506.90
20 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.
Benjamin Carden among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Benjamin Carden, OD 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 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Chattanooga → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bordash, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211568500940
- Joshua Crowder, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211346405420
- Mark Kapperman, ODChattanooga, TN 374211295728863
- Amy Lackey, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211588661292
- James Lett, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211427068881
- Daryl Mann, ODChattanooga, TN 374211477557148
- Zachary McCarty, ODChattanooga, TN 374211912011131
- Adrienne Ray, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211366504839
Common questions
What is Benjamin Carden, OD's NPI number?
Benjamin Carden, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508484650, issued on Jul 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Carden, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd Ste 167, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 892-7166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Carden, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3607, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Carden, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Carden, OD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.