Catherine Thomas, OD
Optometrist · Amite, LA
Catherine Thomas, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Amite, Louisiana, and NPI 1003589466, issued on Jul 30, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 1943-879AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Thomas
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1943-879AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 N 2ND St, Amite, LA 70422
- Phone
- (985) 748-8750
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210827001875); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 420 N 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Thomas, O.D.Optometrist1497715619
- Christopher Thomas, O.D.Optometrist1376910265
Verify Catherine Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1943-879ATCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
547 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan67 claims
- Latanoprost66 claims
- Xiidra60 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol57 claims
- Fluorometholone51 claims
- Restasis49 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: $1,005.81
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- Precision Optical OF Hammond, Inc.Amite, LA
- Tiger Vision, L.L.C.Hammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Thomas among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Catherine Thomas, OD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Amite
They are 6 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Amite, and 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Amite → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- R Bond, O.D.Amite, LA 704221396742698
- Owen Files, ODAmite, LA 704221952974842
- Zachary Groves, ODAmite, LA 704221477383354
- Charles Thomas, O.D.Amite, LA 704221497715619
- Christopher Thomas, O.D.Amite, LA 704221376910265
- Vallee Debellevue, O.D.Abita Springs, LA 704201144459272
- Marc Hautot, O.D.Bogalusa, LA 704271346215274
- Stephen Warren, O.D.Bogalusa, LA 704271659471340
Common questions
What is Catherine Thomas, OD's NPI number?
Catherine Thomas, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003589466, issued on Jul 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Thomas, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 N 2ND St, Amite, LA, 70422. Phone: (985) 748-8750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Thomas, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1943-879AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine Thomas, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Thomas, OD had 547 Medicare Part D claims for 172 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.