Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D.
Optometrist · Southaven, MS
Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Southaven, Mississippi, and NPI 1023079068, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 694, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Michelle Dowdy
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 694 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6811 Southcrest Pkwy, Southaven, MS 38671
- Phone
- (662) 349-1920
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 349-1995
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040907000774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Michelle Dowdy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 694Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis12 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.
Heather Michelle Dowdy among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Southaven
They are 17 of the 1,123 NPPES records with a practice address in Southaven, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Southaven → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimberly Ambrosino, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711720293566
- Parth Amin, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711184286874
- Michael BifanoSouthaven, MS 386711730923707
- Christina Brown, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711700918729
- Radhi Daya, ODSouthaven, MS 386711518645019
- Gregory Eakins, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711578995692
- Kristin Fonseca, O.D.Southaven, MS 386711477960763
- Phillip Hooker, ODSouthaven, MS 386711407861834
Common questions
What is Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023079068, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6811 Southcrest Pkwy, Southaven, MS, 38671. Phone: (662) 349-1920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 694, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Michelle Dowdy, O.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.