Fred Shanks, OD
Optometrist · Nashville, TN
Fred Shanks, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1306991906, issued on Jan 24, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 558, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fred Shanks
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 558 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 412 Elysian Field RD, Nashville, TN 37211
- Phone
- (615) 834-8495
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2024
- Fax
- (615) 833-1143
- Medicaid ID
- 3593637A TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fred Shanks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Fred Shanks among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Fred Shanks, OD is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Greg Beem, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111417942343
- Ashlee Henderson, ODNashville, TN 372111275914293
- C Wade Hyatt IIINashville, TN 372111669467452
- Allison Jones, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111750300554
- Chase Parker, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111013263474
- George Schindler, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111851582209
- Marina Naguib, ODNashville, TN 372121487222964
- Bernard Tekiele, ODNashville, TN 372121609879741
Common questions
What is Fred Shanks, OD's NPI number?
Fred Shanks, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306991906, issued on Jan 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fred Shanks, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 412 Elysian Field RD, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (615) 834-8495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fred Shanks, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 558, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fred Shanks, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fred Shanks, OD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; 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.