Edward Watts Davis, OD
Optometrist · Laurel, MS
Edward Watts Davis, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Laurel, Mississippi, and NPI 1558379206, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 415, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Watts Davis
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 415 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1431 W 10TH St Ste 5, Laurel, MS 39440
- Phone
- (601) 649-1437
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 649-1431
- Medicaid ID
- 00880157 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121128000282); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1968
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1431 W 10TH St Ste 5
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathleen Tariq, ODOptometrist1437670080
Verify Edward Watts Davis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
213 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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
- Latanoprost93 claims
- Lumigan25 claims
- Combigan24 claims
- Timolol Maleate11 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: $61.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 one group practice
- Eye Care AssociatesLaurel, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Watts Davis among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Edward Watts Davis, OD is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Laurel
They are 6 of the 623 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Laurel → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Beddingfield, O.D.Laurel, MS 394401932113404
- Evan DavisLaurel, MS 394401821302795
- Joseph McArthur, ODLaurel, MS 394401275271322
- Himali Patel, ODLaurel, MS 394401497328736
- Kathleen Tariq, ODLaurel, MS 394401437670080
- Aubrey Fulton, O.D.Columbia, MS 394291962844597
- Oscar Smith, ODColumbia, MS 394291003917360
- Breeley Henzen, ODLucedale, MS 394521780253633
Common questions
What is Edward Watts Davis, OD's NPI number?
Edward Watts Davis, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558379206, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Watts Davis, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1431 W 10TH St Ste 5, Laurel, MS, 39440. Phone: (601) 649-1437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Watts Davis, OD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 415, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward Watts Davis, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Watts Davis, OD had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.