James Turner Altman
Optometrist · Pikeville, KY
James Turner Altman is an optometrist with a practice address in Pikeville, Kentucky, and NPI 1154990349, issued on Jun 22, 2021. Check the license (Kentucky 2230DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Turner Altman
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2230DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 147 Hibbard St, Pikeville, KY 41501
- Phone
- (606) 471-4803
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211116002871); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 147 Hibbard St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wynston Akers, O.D.Optometrist1194560078
- Sheri Bellamy, O.D.Optometrist1073166799
- Taylor Keathley, ODOptometrist1831019454
Verify James Turner Altman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 2230DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone16 claims
- Restasis14 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: $28.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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
- Altman Eye CenterPikeville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Turner Altman among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
James Turner Altman 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 2021, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
33 optometrist records list a practice address in Pikeville
They are 33 of the 1,007 NPPES records with a practice address in Pikeville, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Pikeville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Buzzelli, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011689689101
- Cliff Caudill, ODPikeville, KY 415011841300712
- James Cecil, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011053354571
- Orville Clark, ODPikeville, KY 415011710022710
- Donald Egan, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011992772586
- Jason Howard, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011679625107
- Josephine Ibironke, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011831145770
- Eilene Kinzer, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011013242106
Common questions
What is James Turner Altman's NPI number?
James Turner Altman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154990349, issued on Jun 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Turner Altman located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 Hibbard St, Pikeville, KY, 41501. Phone: (606) 471-4803. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Turner Altman's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 2230DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Turner Altman prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Turner Altman had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.