Benjamin Lawrence, O.D.
Optometrist · Johnson City, TN
Benjamin Lawrence, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1558649491, issued on Jul 26, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 3167, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Lawrence
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3167 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3060 Franklin Ter, Johnson City, TN 37604
- Phone
- (423) 232-1428
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150521000872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3060 Franklin Ter
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristie Golden, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1881183234
- Andrew White, PHARMD.Pharmacist1497182901
Verify Benjamin Lawrence in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Restasis15 claims
- Lumigan11 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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: $266.09
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dr. Torrey J. Carlson And AssociatesKingsport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
Other optometrist records in Tennessee
- Catherine Abbott, O.D.Knoxville, TN1881034114
- Eddie Abernathy, ODRogersville, TN1831178508
- Khaled Abumayaleh, ODAlcoa, TN1811039266
- Thomas Adams, ODChattanooga, TN1699392464
- Brent Adamson, O.D.Paris, TN1629419957
- Sharon Adhami, O.D.Spring Hill, TN1225035983
- Emily Adkisson, ODMemphis, TN1619731247
- Mardia Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1528335999
- Sabina Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1427101716
- Ghaith Al-SowaidiChattanooga, TN1427586783
Common questions
What is Benjamin Lawrence, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Lawrence, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558649491, issued on Jul 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Lawrence, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3060 Franklin Ter, Johnson City, TN, 37604. Phone: (423) 232-1428. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Lawrence, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3167, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Lawrence, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Lawrence, O.D. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.