Brandon Van Nelms, O.D.
Optometrist · Watkinsville, GA
Brandon Van Nelms, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Watkinsville, Georgia, and NPI 1235442302, issued on Jul 19, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 2905, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brandon Van Nelms
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2905 GA
2933 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1011 Stonebridge Pkwy, Watkinsville, GA 30677
- Phone
- (706) 310-5050
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 310-5053
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160829000509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1011 Stonebridge Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Kimmich, ODOptometrist1033126628
Verify Brandon Van Nelms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 2905Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost107 claims
- Timolol Maleate21 claims
- Restasis20 claims
- Travoprost16 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone14 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: $189.18
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.
Brandon Van Nelms among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Brandon Van Nelms, O.D. is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Watkinsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Taylor Ficek, ODWatkinsville, GA 306771508419714
- Bruce Hammonds, O.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771548292824
- Eric Johnson, O.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771467748228
- Richard Kimmich, ODWatkinsville, GA 306771033126628
- Karen Canupp, ODWinder, GA 306801346211679
- Mark Hall, ODWinder, GA 306801730183351
- Kelly Heren, O.D.Winder, GA 306801740630466
- Darrell Sorah, ODWinder, GA 306801679577258
Common questions
What is Brandon Van Nelms, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brandon Van Nelms, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235442302, issued on Jul 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brandon Van Nelms, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1011 Stonebridge Pkwy, Watkinsville, GA, 30677. Phone: (706) 310-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brandon Van Nelms, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 2905, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brandon Van Nelms, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brandon Van Nelms, O.D. had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.