NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Groves, OD

Optometrist · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Heather Groves, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1073944278, issued on Dec 12, 2013. Check the license (Florida OPC 4822, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073944278
Name
Heather Groves
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPC 4822 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2466 E Commercial Blvd Ste 102, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Phone
(954) 462-1177
Enumerated
Dec 12, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(954) 492-0352
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 ordersFlorida health license search
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Industry payments in 2024: $328.19

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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. Heather Groves$328.19
  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.

Heather Groves among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida

Heather Groves, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Florida

There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Enker, ODFort Lauderdale, FL 333081174558878
  2. Dennis Fetch, O.D.,P.AFt Lauderdale, FL 333081992843783
  3. William Fleisher, ODFt Lauderdale, FL 333081316931116
  4. Mitchell Goldstein, O.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL 333081770576811
  5. Judith Hainline, ODFt Lauderdale, FL 333081285671842
  6. Cynthia Hardy, O.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL 333081184611337
  7. Jon Jacobs, O.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333081376535948
  8. Gregory Schachtman, ODFort Lauderdale, FL 333081518910819

Common questions

What is Heather Groves, OD's NPI number?

Heather Groves, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073944278, issued on Dec 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Groves, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2466 E Commercial Blvd Ste 102, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308. Phone: (954) 462-1177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Groves, OD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number OPC 4822, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.