James Ashley Ferrell, O.D.
Optometrist · Huntsville, AL
James Ashley Ferrell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1689673469, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Alabama S984TA557, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ashley Ferrell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S984TA557 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 Weatherly Plz, Huntsville, AL 35803
- Phone
- (256) 880-3200
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 880-1396
- Medicaid ID
- 051550977 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101105000694); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Ashley Ferrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S984TA557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
392 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost106 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol53 claims
- Fluorometholone39 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate29 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate26 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl23 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: $498.45
11 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
- Bailey Cove Eye Care, P.C.Huntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ashley Ferrell among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
James Ashley Ferrell, O.D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Fulmer, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358031013340371
- Curtis Noble, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358031669485108
- S Amir Ali Tavakoli Isfahani, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358031346562436
- Johnnie Barnes, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358021003816521
- Geoffrey Bullock, ODHuntsville, AL 358021942252259
- Lisa Campbell, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358021386857795
- Morri Coulter, ODHuntsville, AL 358021114998812
- Linda Jones, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358021578600425
Common questions
What is James Ashley Ferrell, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Ashley Ferrell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689673469, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ashley Ferrell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 Weatherly Plz, Huntsville, AL, 35803. Phone: (256) 880-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ashley Ferrell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S984TA557, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Ashley Ferrell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ashley Ferrell, O.D. had 392 Medicare Part D claims for 136 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.