James Matthew Harper, O.D.
Optometrist · Ripley, TN
James Matthew Harper, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ripley, Tennessee, and NPI 1083962633, issued on Aug 29, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 3045, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Matthew Harper
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3045 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 479 S Washington St, Ripley, TN 38063
- Phone
- (731) 635-1369
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (731) 635-0073
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121030000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 479 S Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joe Harper, O.D.Optometrist1033199492
Verify James Matthew Harper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
525 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost159 claims
- Timolol Maleate61 claims
- Lumigan50 claims
- Erythromycin40 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol26 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Harper Eye Center PLLCRipley, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Ripley
They are 5 of the 93 NPPES records with a practice address in Ripley, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 5 in Ripley → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Ripley →
Other optometrist records in Tennessee
- Catherine Abbott, O.D.Knoxville, TN1881034114
- Eddie Abernathy, ODRogersville, TN1831178508
- Khaled Abumayaleh, ODAlcoa, TN1811039266
- Thomas Adams, ODChattanooga, TN1699392464
- Brent Adamson, O.D.Paris, TN1629419957
- Sharon Adhami, O.D.Spring Hill, TN1225035983
- Emily Adkisson, ODMemphis, TN1619731247
- Mardia Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1528335999
- Sabina Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1427101716
- Ghaith Al-SowaidiChattanooga, TN1427586783
Common questions
What is James Matthew Harper, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Matthew Harper, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083962633, issued on Aug 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Matthew Harper, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 479 S Washington St, Ripley, TN, 38063. Phone: (731) 635-1369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Matthew Harper, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3045, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Matthew Harper, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Matthew Harper, O.D. had 525 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.