NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James H. Grimes, O.D.

Optometrist · Olympia, WA

James H. Grimes, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Olympia, Washington, and NPI 1104818814, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Washington 1082, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104818814
Name
James H. Grimes
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1082 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1405 Harrison Ave NW, Olympia, WA 98502
Phone
(360) 357-5548
Enumerated
Aug 18, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(360) 786-9797
Medicaid IDs
8028011 WA
2495208 WA
2027738 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110413001058); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 1975
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

450 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. James Grimes450
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost305 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate23 claims
  4. Combigan22 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate15 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: $232.55

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.

  1. James Grimes$232.55
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James H. Grimes among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington

James H. Grimes, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 67% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Washington

There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph BeaushawOlympia, WA 985021184004749
  2. Kimberly Carr-Yeates, O.D.Olympia, WA 985021114903937
  3. Kenneth Common, O.D.Olympia, WA 985021851402085
  4. Tamiko Escalante, ODOlympia, WA 985021639846595
  5. Jay Nelson, O.D.Olympia, WA 985021073674230
  6. Steven Nguy, ODOlympia, WA 985021699651091
  7. Paul Olsovsky, O.D.Olympia, WA 985021700112125
  8. Simran Toor, ODOlympia, WA 985021841939667

Common questions

What is James H. Grimes, O.D.'s NPI number?

James H. Grimes, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104818814, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James H. Grimes, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1405 Harrison Ave NW, Olympia, WA, 98502. Phone: (360) 357-5548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James H. Grimes, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number 1082, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James H. Grimes, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James H. Grimes, O.D. had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 88 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.