Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D.
Optometrist · Knoxville, TN
Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1679869044, issued on Jun 23, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 2976, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heidi Hunt Herring
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2976 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6354 Lonas Spring Dr, Knoxville, TN 37909
- Phone
- (865) 584-2282
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 584-0027
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120203000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6354 Lonas Spring Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Benjamin Herring, O.D.Optometrist1588974612
- John Hunt, ODOptometrist1912995481
- Catherine Pickering, O.D.Optometrist1780065011
Verify Heidi Hunt Herring in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
149 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost63 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $67.28
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
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
- Knoxville Eye Care CenterKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heidi Hunt Herring among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D. 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- 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 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.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christa Cole, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379091609006790
- Gregory Everett, ODKnoxville, TN 379091053675637
- Benjamin Herring, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379091588974612
- Charles Hildebrand, ODKnoxville, TN 379091194729624
- Daniel Horton, ODKnoxville, TN 379091659375186
- John Hunt, ODKnoxville, TN 379091912995481
- Reed Parker, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379091992100390
- Catherine Pickering, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379091780065011
Common questions
What is Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D.'s NPI number?
Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679869044, issued on Jun 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6354 Lonas Spring Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 584-2282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2976, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D. had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heidi Hunt Herring, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.