James E. French, O.D.
Optometrist · Fort Wayne, IN
James E. French, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and NPI 1639163710, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 18002689, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. French
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002689 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 E Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
- Phone
- (260) 424-5656
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (260) 424-4511
- Medicaid IDs
- 2904254 OH
100463340 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071017000265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,578 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 321 E Wayne St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Paul Gill, O.D.Optometrist1447262076
- John Parent, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1275545873
- Gregory Zink, O.D.Optometrist1144232794
Verify James E. French in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,047 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost734 claims
- Timolol Maleate207 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate141 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate93 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth88 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol82 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): 64.8 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: $228.86
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- The Eye Center OF Fort Wayne, LLCFort Wayne, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James E. French among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
James E. French, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
101 optometrist records list a practice address in Fort Wayne
They are 101 of the 9,203 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Wayne, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Fort Wayne → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Frye, ODFort Wayne, IN 468021063610517
- Paul Gill, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468021447262076
- Allison Treleaven, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468021043766421
- Gregory Zink, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468021144232794
- Mona Dewart, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041306844501
- Susan Eggebrecht, ODFort Wayne, IN 468041700857281
- Dale Fath, ODFt Wayne, IN 468041750358347
- Dawn Frederickson, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041760489009
Common questions
What is James E. French, O.D.'s NPI number?
James E. French, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639163710, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. French, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 E Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802. Phone: (260) 424-5656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. French, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002689, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James E. French, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. French, O.D. had 2,047 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James E. French, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.8 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.