Blake S. Rust, O. D.
Optometrist · Knoxville, TN
Blake S. Rust, O. D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1689961344, issued on Jul 1, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 2981, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blake S. Rust
- Credential
- O. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2981 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11124 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (865) 966-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 966-7332
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110819000339); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 11124 Kingston Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Harrison Amburn, ODOptometrist1134604382
- Dorian Lain, O.D.Optometrist1356371223
- Joseph Manning, O.D.Optometrist1073547352
Verify Blake S. Rust in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
345 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost111 claims
- Timolol Maleate37 claims
- Lumigan28 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate22 claims
- Xdemvy17 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: $751.07
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Winston, Winston And Winston PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blake S. Rust among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Blake S. Rust, 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Knoxville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Allee, ODKnoxville, TN 379341184117178
- Harrison Amburn, ODKnoxville, TN 379341134604382
- Thomas Bandy, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341467557751
- Theresa Best, ODKnoxville, TN 379341871657965
- Cynthia Boger, ODKnoxville, TN 379341669949764
- Stephanie Cunningham, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341326452350
- Brent Fry, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341154325819
- Dorian Lain, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341356371223
Common questions
What is Blake S. Rust, O. D.'s NPI number?
Blake S. Rust, O. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689961344, issued on Jul 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blake S. Rust, O. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11124 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 966-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blake S. Rust, O. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2981, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Blake S. Rust, O. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blake S. Rust, O. D. had 345 Medicare Part D claims for 110 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.