NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Michael Orwig, O D

Optometrist · Humboldt, TN

David Michael Orwig, O D is an optometrist with a practice address in Humboldt, Tennessee, and NPI 1609820190, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee OD1496, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609820190
Name
David Michael Orwig
Credential
O D
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OD1496 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2439 N Central Ave, Humboldt, TN 38343
Phone
(731) 784-1186
Enumerated
May 20, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(731) 784-0601
Medicaid ID
3946215 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040729000610); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1993
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

632 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. David Orwig632
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost197 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate80 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol49 claims
  4. Lumigan40 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl38 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate37 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: $28.92

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. David Orwig$28.92
  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. Myeyedr Optometry OF Tennessee LLCHumboldt, TN

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

David Michael Orwig among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee

David Michael Orwig, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in Humboldt

They are 4 of the 137 NPPES records with a practice address in Humboldt, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bethany Bearden, ODHumboldt, TN 383431679886873
  2. Heather Hope, O.D.Humboldt, TN 383431942494497
  3. Dustin Utley, ODHumboldt, TN 383431982832838
  4. Larry Nicholson, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441053313338
  5. Hughlon Scarbrough, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441235132572
  6. Charles Thomason, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441063585677
  7. L. Bloomingburg, O.D.Henderson, TN 383401770666349
  8. Karen Johnson, ODHenderson, TN 383401316139017

Common questions

What is David Michael Orwig, O D's NPI number?

David Michael Orwig, O D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609820190, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Michael Orwig, O D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2439 N Central Ave, Humboldt, TN, 38343. Phone: (731) 784-1186. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Michael Orwig, O D's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD1496, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David Michael Orwig, O D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Michael Orwig, O D had 632 Medicare Part D claims for 152 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.