NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emily Clare Ridge, OD

Optometrist · Hernando, MS

Emily Clare Ridge, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hernando, Mississippi, and NPI 1861916991, issued on Jul 31, 2017. Check the license (Mississippi 954, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi 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
1861916991
Name
Emily Clare Ridge
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
954 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2350 Mount Pleasant RD, Hernando, MS 38632
Phone
(662) 429-4448
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(662) 429-5975
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190531000329); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2017
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 Mississippi board licenses this profession
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

169 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.

  1. Emily Ridge169
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost84 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate12 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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: $458.27

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. Emily Ridge$458.27
  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.

Emily Clare Ridge among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi

Emily Clare Ridge, 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 2017, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

7 optometrist records list a practice address in Hernando

They are 7 of the 244 NPPES records with a practice address in Hernando, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Carlson, ODHernando, MS 386321467542241
  2. Kenya Henderson, ODHernando, MS 386321972647519
  3. Michael Honeycutt, ODHernando, MS 386321679689855
  4. Eleanor Null, O.D.Hernando, MS 386321841672128
  5. Aaron Renfrow, ODHernando, MS 386321467132290
  6. Raymond Shackelford, ODHernando, MS 386321558499640
  7. Katherine Randolph, ODHolly Springs, MS 386351336557222
  8. Sarah Thrower, ODHolly Springs, MS 386351780363580

Common questions

What is Emily Clare Ridge, OD's NPI number?

Emily Clare Ridge, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861916991, issued on Jul 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emily Clare Ridge, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2350 Mount Pleasant RD, Hernando, MS, 38632. Phone: (662) 429-4448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emily Clare Ridge, OD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 954, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Emily Clare Ridge, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emily Clare Ridge, OD had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.