Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D.
Optometrist · Memphis, TN
Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1063463941, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 2786, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Gale Heard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2786 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 722-3250
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080218000063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1225 Madison Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristin Anderson, ODOptometrist1124011739
- Laura Ashe, ODOptometrist1639501992
- Mary Bartuccio Valentino, O.D.Pediatric Optometrist1326124991
- Marie Bodack, O.D.Optometrist1356310353
- James Burke, ODOptometrist1497742233
- John Campbell, ODOptometrist1144213331
Verify Cynthia Gale Heard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $526.29
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma Global Development. 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
- Southern College OF OptometryMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
227 optometrist records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 227 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 227 in Memphis → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis →
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 Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063463941, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 722-3250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2786, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Gale Heard, O.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; 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.