Heather Lou Ross, OD
Optometrist · Tompkinsville, KY
Heather Lou Ross, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and NPI 1720086267, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 1557, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Lou Ross
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1557 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 Executive Dr, Tompkinsville, KY 42167
- Phone
- (270) 487-5741
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Fax
- (270) 487-9664
- Medicaid IDs
- 77000933 KY
1720086267 KY
1386776169 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100129000329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 803 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 22 Executive Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Birge, O.D.Optometrist1801894340
- Willie Ross, O.D.Optometrist1205834587
- Joseph Wilson, ODOptometrist1669070041
Verify Heather Lou Ross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth88 claims
- Latanoprost73 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate23 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: $17.49
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ross And Birge Inc.Tompkinsville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Lou Ross among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
Heather Lou Ross, OD is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% 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 Kentucky 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 Tompkinsville
They are 4 of the 76 NPPES records with a practice address in Tompkinsville, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Tompkinsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Birge, O.D.Tompkinsville, KY 421671801894340
- Willie Ross, O.D.Tompkinsville, KY 421671205834587
- Joseph Wilson, ODTompkinsville, KY 421671669070041
- Cayden Ross, ODScottsville, KY 421641750215877
- Mark Ross, ODScottsville, KY 421641174623292
- Terry Durham, OD PSCGlasgow, KY 421411720151756
- Jamison Heffron, ODGlasgow, KY 421411760480297
- Jarrod Mayhew, O.D.Glasgow, KY 421411730395187
Common questions
What is Heather Lou Ross, OD's NPI number?
Heather Lou Ross, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720086267, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Lou Ross, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Executive Dr, Tompkinsville, KY, 42167. Phone: (270) 487-5741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Lou Ross, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1557, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Lou Ross, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Lou Ross, OD had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 140 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.