Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD
Optometrist · Franklin, VA
Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Franklin, Virginia, and NPI 1114958360, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618000051, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Burdette Gatten
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000051 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Bailey Dr, Franklin, VA 23851
- Phone
- (757) 562-6101
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 562-4244
- Medicaid ID
- 9232265 VA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Bailey Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elyse Bare, ODOptometrist1326656687
- Gabrielle Gatten, ODOptometrist1366938250
Verify Ernest Burdette Gatten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000051Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
241 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate70 claims
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Travoprost24 claims
- Lumigan17 claims
- Ofloxacin13 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol12 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: $22.92
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.
Ernest Burdette Gatten among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Franklin
They are 4 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in Franklin, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Franklin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elyse Bare, ODFranklin, VA 238511326656687
- Dylan Belt, ODFranklin, VA 238511982612800
- Gabrielle Gatten, ODFranklin, VA 238511366938250
- Gregory Danhoff, ODEmporia, VA 238471245339365
- William Tillar, O.D.Emporia, VA 238471063510113
- Bertram Brown, ODHopewell, VA 238601902988512
- Ryan Cook, O.D.Hopewell, VA 238601770845240
- Joseph Lebow, O.D.Hopewell, VA 238601437126422
Common questions
What is Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD's NPI number?
Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114958360, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Bailey Dr, Franklin, VA, 23851. Phone: (757) 562-6101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000051, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Burdette Gatten, OD had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.