Dick Whitaker, OD
Optometrist · Ferriday, LA
Dick Whitaker, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Ferriday, Louisiana, and NPI 1235212457, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 1060-169T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dick Whitaker
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1060-169T LA
564 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 210 Serio Blvd, Ferriday, LA 71334
- Phone
- (318) 757-3440
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 757-3446
- Medicaid IDs
- 00087047 MS
1388734 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080917000016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 210 Serio Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sherwood Gordey, ODOptometrist1629152467
Verify Dick Whitaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1060-169TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
738 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost466 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate62 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone53 claims
- Tobramycin31 claims
- Timolol Maleate28 claims
- Lumigan19 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.
Dick Whitaker among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Dick Whitaker, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Ferriday
They are 2 of the 142 NPPES records with a practice address in Ferriday, and 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sherwood Gordey, ODFerriday, LA 713341629152467
- Paul Lapoint, O.D.Bunkie, LA 713221053865154
- Paul LapointBunkie, LA 713221528126059
- Christie Goudeau, O.D.Marksville, LA 713511578518007
- Sydney Sanchez, O.D.Marksville, LA 713511396724688
- Lindsey Tillery, ODMarksville, LA 713511225729296
- Mark Bowen, O.D.Pineville, LA 713601598736209
- Bryan Jeanfreau, O.D.Pineville, LA 713601538229935
Common questions
What is Dick Whitaker, OD's NPI number?
Dick Whitaker, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235212457, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dick Whitaker, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 Serio Blvd, Ferriday, LA, 71334. Phone: (318) 757-3440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dick Whitaker, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1060-169T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dick Whitaker, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dick Whitaker, OD had 738 Medicare Part D claims for 212 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.