James Hoover, O.D.
Optometrist · Nashville, TN
James Hoover, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1386197895, issued on Aug 1, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 3321, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Hoover
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3321 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 68 White Bridge Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 352-7241
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170614002775); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Hoover in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3321Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost28 claims
- Lumigan21 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 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: $1,537.40
12 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
- Hermitage Eye Care, PLLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Hoover among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
James Hoover, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josie BentelerNashville, TN 372051063346302
- Sachie Craig, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051518264969
- Richard Durocher, ODNashville, TN 372051073506408
- Eric Larios, ODNashville, TN 372051720512221
- John Neuhoff, ODNashville, TN 372051245348580
- William Parsley, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051760938096
- Nida Steiner, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051164519690
- Barbara Tempkins, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051063530582
Common questions
What is James Hoover, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Hoover, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386197895, issued on Aug 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Hoover, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 68 White Bridge Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 352-7241. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Hoover, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3321, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Hoover, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Hoover, O.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.