NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dale Edwin McNiel, OD

Optometrist · Kingsport, TN

Dale Edwin McNiel, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1073661724, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 1972, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073661724
Name
Dale Edwin McNiel
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
1972 TN
0601000923 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3200 Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport, TN 37664
Phone
(423) 230-0200
Enumerated
Jan 8, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 392-4978
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180803002881); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3200 Fort Henry Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kathleen Anderson, DPHPharmacist1275034407
  2. Joseph QuallsPharmacist1164911194

Verify Dale Edwin McNiel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

484 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.

  1. Dale McNiel484
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost108 claims
  2. Xdemvy75 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate50 claims
  4. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone47 claims
  5. Combigan28 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl21 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $590.60

28 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.

  1. Dale McNiel$590.60
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Eyecare Associates OF Morristown, Inc.Morristown, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dale Edwin McNiel among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee

Dale Edwin McNiel, OD 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Torrey Carlson, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641053360131
  2. David Holliman, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641649265299
  3. Melissa Holliman, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641043205693
  4. Brandon Holliman, ODKingsport, TN 376641558214155
  5. Michael Morgan, ODKingsport, TN 376641649846296
  6. Troy MossKingsport, TN 376641720713621
  7. Frank Oglesby, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641275544041
  8. Monica Szalajko, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641720436892

Common questions

What is Dale Edwin McNiel, OD's NPI number?

Dale Edwin McNiel, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073661724, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale Edwin McNiel, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37664. Phone: (423) 230-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dale Edwin McNiel, OD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 1972, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dale Edwin McNiel, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dale Edwin McNiel, OD had 484 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dale Edwin McNiel, OD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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