Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D.
Optometrist · Chattanooga, TN
Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1982749321, issued on Feb 21, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee OD-556-T, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Wayne Vanarsdale
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD-556-T TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6160 Shallowford RD, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 894-0100
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 894-0033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090204000098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald Wayne Vanarsdale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD-556-TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost53 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 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.
Donald Wayne Vanarsdale among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, 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 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
- Graduated1974 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 Chattanooga → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bordash, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211568500940
- Joshua Crowder, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211346405420
- Mark Kapperman, ODChattanooga, TN 374211295728863
- Amy Lackey, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211588661292
- James Lett, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211427068881
- Daryl Mann, ODChattanooga, TN 374211477557148
- Zachary McCarty, ODChattanooga, TN 374211912011131
- Adrienne Ray, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211366504839
Common questions
What is Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D.'s NPI number?
Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982749321, issued on Feb 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6160 Shallowford RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 894-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD-556-T, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Wayne Vanarsdale, O.D. had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.