James Fitch, O.D.
Optometrist · Amarillo, TX
James Fitch, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1740293919, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas 04463TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Fitch
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 04463TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8601 SW 45TH Ave, Amarillo, TX 79119
- Phone
- (806) 355-4407
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 355-5855
- Medicaid ID
- 042042401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110627000680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8601 SW 45TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Fitch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 04463TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 82% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost48 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate48 claims
- Restasis17 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: $68.24
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, 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
- Amarillo Eye Associates PCAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Fitch among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
James Fitch, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
60 optometrist records list a practice address in Amarillo
They are 60 of the 3,934 NPPES records with a practice address in Amarillo, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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- John Todd Cornett, O.D,Amarillo, TX 791191801847207
- Jack Gladman, ODAmarillo, TX 791191649221565
- Ryan Hollingsworth, O.D.Amarillo, TX 791191639335516
- Kayci Houlette, ODAmarillo, TX 791191053963850
- Randal Jentzen, ODAmarillo, TX 791191417981358
Common questions
What is James Fitch, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Fitch, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740293919, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Fitch, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8601 SW 45TH Ave, Amarillo, TX, 79119. Phone: (806) 355-4407. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Fitch, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 04463TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Fitch, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Fitch, O.D. had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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.