David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D.
Optometrist · Nashville, TN
David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1255744777, issued on Jun 3, 2014. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Ryan Zimmerman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3198 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 W End Ave Ste 1150, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 321-8881
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140822001283); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Ryan Zimmerman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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
- Latanoprost86 claims
- Restasis72 claims
- Miebo50 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol42 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Xiidra30 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: $574.23
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Antioch Eye Care Center, Physician And Surgeon, PLLCAntioch, TN
- Wang Vision Institute, PLLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Ryan Zimmerman among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
David Ryan Zimmerman, 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 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tommy Ducklo, ODNashville, TN 372031881797728
- Kaley Ferro, ODNashville, TN 372031710530225
- Marianne Johnson, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031376900555
- Julianne Koch, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031780007427
- Nicole Lemoncelli, ODNashville, TN 372031346348703
- Sarah Roos, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031487918843
- Michele Sonsino, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031477592897
- Jeffrey Sonsino, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031922195031
Common questions
What is David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D.'s NPI number?
David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255744777, issued on Jun 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 W End Ave Ste 1150, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 321-8881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D.'s license?
Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Ryan Zimmerman, O.D. had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.