NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emily M. Brown, OD

Optometrist · Hinesville, GA

Emily M. Brown, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hinesville, Georgia, and NPI 1972543932, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Georgia OPT002844, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972543932
Name
Emily M. Brown
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT002844 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
127 E General Screven Way, Hinesville, GA 31313
Phone
(912) 877-2422
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(912) 877-2430
Medicaid ID
D13340 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151204000023); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2004
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

60 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.

  1. Emily Brown60
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost21 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: $18.96

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.

  1. Emily Brown$18.96
  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. Low Country Eye Associates, PCHinesville, GA

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

Emily M. Brown among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia

Emily M. Brown, OD is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Georgia

There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melinda Dang, ODHinesville, GA 313131902399009
  2. Joseph Pittman, ODHinesville, GA 313131386742773
  3. Patrick Riner, O.D.Hinesville, GA 313131811090921
  4. Lynne Chintala, O.D.Ft Stewart, GA 313141639161482
  5. Alex Falb, O.D.Fort Stewart, GA 313141962873182
  6. Nacondus Gamble, OPTOMETRISTFort Stewart, GA 313141861402588
  7. Sandra Griffin Banner, O.DFort Stewart, GA 313141275880205
  8. Anne-Marie Konshak, O.D.Fort Stewart, GA 313141770677627

Common questions

What is Emily M. Brown, OD's NPI number?

Emily M. Brown, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972543932, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emily M. Brown, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 127 E General Screven Way, Hinesville, GA, 31313. Phone: (912) 877-2422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emily M. Brown, OD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT002844, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Emily M. Brown, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emily M. Brown, OD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 23 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.