James Judson Briggs, O.D.
Optometrist · Dunwoody, GA
James Judson Briggs, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Dunwoody, Georgia, and NPI 1306914023, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 979T, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Judson Briggs
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 979T GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1637 Mount Vernon RD, Dunwoody, GA 30338
- Phone
- (770) 396-3460
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 668-0436
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111108000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1637 Mount Vernon RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rebecca Briggs Garnier, O.D.Optometrist1760847545
- Amy Brooks, O.D.Optometrist1932268398
- Christal Sellers, O.D.Optometrist1407915853
- Erick Smith, O.D.Optometrist1619036068
Verify James Judson Briggs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 979TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
186 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost55 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone25 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate14 claims
- Xiidra14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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: $1,240.43
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Briggs Vision Group, P.C.Dunwoody, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Judson Briggs among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
James Judson Briggs, O.D. is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Dunwoody
They are 8 of the 605 NPPES records with a practice address in Dunwoody, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Dunwoody → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Elizabeth Brice, O.D.Dunwoody, GA 303381649411950
- Rebecca Briggs Garnier, O.D.Dunwoody, GA 303381760847545
- Amy Brooks, O.D.Dunwoody, GA 303381932268398
- Kim Cohen, O.D.Atlanta, GA 303381346378692
- Priyal Gadani, O.D.Dunwoody, GA 303381760612675
- Thomas Koepke, ODDunwoody, GA 303381598219784
- Chari Kornheiser, ODAtlanta, GA 303381467655738
- Gary Pence, O.D.Atlanta, GA 303381316002926
Common questions
What is James Judson Briggs, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Judson Briggs, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306914023, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Judson Briggs, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1637 Mount Vernon RD, Dunwoody, GA, 30338. Phone: (770) 396-3460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Judson Briggs, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 979T, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Judson Briggs, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Judson Briggs, O.D. had 186 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.