NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D.

Optometrist · Troy, AL

Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Troy, Alabama, and NPI 1932399375, issued on Aug 1, 2007. Check the license (Alabama R-197-TA-878, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932399375
Name
Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
R-197-TA-878 AL
761 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1420 Highway 231 S, Troy, AL 36081
Phone
(334) 566-1551
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110714000704); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1420 Highway 231 S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gloria HallPharmacist1104355759
  2. Corey Koogler, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1053880765

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70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

472 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.

  1. Elizabeth Hitchcock472
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost169 claims
  2. Xiidra56 claims
  3. Restasis28 claims
  4. Lumigan26 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate21 claims
  6. Cyclosporine21 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: $453.76

17 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.

  1. Elizabeth Hitchcock$453.76
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Eye Partners PCTroy, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock among 874 optometrist records in Alabama

Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% 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 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 optometrist records list a practice address in Troy

They are 5 of the 351 NPPES records with a practice address in Troy, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Dunn, ODTroy, AL 360811295716116
  2. David Hamlin, O.D.Troy, AL 360811073594545
  3. Charles Bell, ODTuskegee, AL 360831891856043
  4. Robert Lewis, O.D.Tuskegee, AL 360831780806653
  5. Shanna May, ODTroy, AL 360791487622932
  6. Erika Poikey, ODTroy, AL 360791366964496
  7. Jordan Rockwell, O.D.Tuskegee, AL 360831871998187
  8. Nicholas Mullins, ODTallassee, AL 360781508430042

Common questions

What is Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D.'s NPI number?

Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932399375, issued on Aug 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1420 Highway 231 S, Troy, AL, 36081. Phone: (334) 566-1551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number R-197-TA-878, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elizabeth Patten Hitchcock, O.D. had 472 Medicare Part D claims for 157 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.