James Ellis Cosby, O.D
Optometrist · Albany, GA
James Ellis Cosby, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1316937063, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 1852, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ellis Cosby
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1852 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2616 Pointe North Blvd, Albany, GA 31721
- Phone
- (229) 435-7795
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (229) 883-0774
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100524000031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,430 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2616 Pointe North Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abigail Posey, ODOptometrist1780236596
Verify James Ellis Cosby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 1852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
377 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost165 claims
- Timolol Maleate65 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate22 claims
- Combigan20 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol16 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol15 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: $748.96
8 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
- J Ellis Cosby OD PCAlbany, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ellis Cosby among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
James Ellis Cosby, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Albany → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abigail Posey, ODAlbany, GA 317211780236596
- James Pritchett, O.D.Camilla, GA 317301407941883
- Robin Chandler-Morgan, O.D.Americus, GA 317091215023809
- Matthew Greene, ODAmericus, GA 317091457616898
- David Hart, O.D.Americus, GA 317091982777041
- John Mixon, O.D.Americus, GA 317091750365276
- Valerie Moates, O.D.Americus, GA 317091235125485
- Kenneth Moates, O.D.Americus, GA 317091336135581
Common questions
What is James Ellis Cosby, O.D's NPI number?
James Ellis Cosby, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316937063, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ellis Cosby, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2616 Pointe North Blvd, Albany, GA, 31721. Phone: (229) 435-7795. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ellis Cosby, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 1852, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Ellis Cosby, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ellis Cosby, O.D had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.