James Harrell Blanks, OD
Optometrist · Tullahoma, TN
James Harrell Blanks, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and NPI 1518952910, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 1118, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Harrell Blanks
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1118 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN 37388
- Phone
- (931) 393-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 455-6501
- Medicaid ID
- 3596341 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100909000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1100 N Jackson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angela Bell, ODOptometrist1811982978
- Scott Chamberland, ODOptometrist1326202656
- Robert Collier, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1518952597
- Gregory Muse, ODOptometrist1861487944
- Grace Owens, ODOptometrist1790671089
Verify James Harrell Blanks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 1118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
849 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost315 claims
- Lumigan105 claims
- Timolol Maleate78 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol57 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 claims
- Travoprost27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $265.27
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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
- Tullahoma Vision Associates P CTullahoma, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Harrell Blanks among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
James Harrell Blanks, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Tullahoma
They are 12 of the 587 NPPES records with a practice address in Tullahoma, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Tullahoma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Bell, ODTullahoma, TN 373881811982978
- Scott Chamberland, ODTullahoma, TN 373881326202656
- Sandra Duckworth, O.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881427212216
- William Frye, ODTullahoma, TN 373881083687230
- Edward Hoge, O.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881811961741
- James McBride, O.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881700856267
- Gregory Muse, ODTullahoma, TN 373881861487944
- Grace Owens, ODTullahoma, TN 373881790671089
Common questions
What is James Harrell Blanks, OD's NPI number?
James Harrell Blanks, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518952910, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Harrell Blanks, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN, 37388. Phone: (931) 393-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Harrell Blanks, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 1118, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Harrell Blanks, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Harrell Blanks, OD had 849 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Harrell Blanks, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99 of 100. 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.