Earl Joseph Primo, O. D.
Optometrist · Covington, LA
Earl Joseph Primo, O. D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1326015751, issued on Mar 3, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 1332-466T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earl Joseph Primo
- Credential
- O. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1332-466T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 880 N Highway 190, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 867-8708
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 867-8711
- Medicaid ID
- 1153796 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041004000005); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 880 N Highway 190
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Loi Dao, PHARM.DPharmacist1417666983
- Renee GardebledPharmacist1477954766
- Thu LePharmacist1609356260
- Melanie Nuss, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1710916978
- Nicholas O'Connell, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1891136776
- Mark Siverd, O.D.Optometrist1871690883
Verify Earl Joseph Primo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1332-466TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost86 claims
- Erythromycin20 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: $137.60
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
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- Shonda Achord, O.D.Baton Rouge, LA1861593477
- Weston Acosta, ODCovington, LA1174205900
- Charles Adams, ODBossier City, LA1043240906
- Edwin Adams, ODGonzales, LA1437155793
- Sean Adams, ODShreveport, LA1659018133
- Lawrence Aderhold, ODBaton Rouge, LA1669418760
- Lauren Agnew, ODMandeville, LA1598311193
- Arthur Alford, ODGonzales, LA1033004049
Common questions
What is Earl Joseph Primo, O. D.'s NPI number?
Earl Joseph Primo, O. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326015751, issued on Mar 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earl Joseph Primo, O. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 880 N Highway 190, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 867-8708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earl Joseph Primo, O. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1332-466T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Earl Joseph Primo, O. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earl Joseph Primo, O. D. had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.