James Edward Kuneman, OD
Optometrist · Oak Ridge, TN
James Edward Kuneman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and NPI 1699769521, issued on Sep 7, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee OD0000001589, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Kuneman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD0000001589 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 90 Vermont Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
- Phone
- (865) 482-8890
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 482-7400
- Medicaid ID
- 3599364 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040927001132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 90 Vermont Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Hessert, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1710966320
Verify James Edward Kuneman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD0000001589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $312.67
19 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
- Eye Center OF Oak Ridge,pcOak Ridge, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Edward Kuneman among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
James Edward Kuneman, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Oak Ridge → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Baer, ODOak Ridge, TN 378301912991837
- Joseph Crump, O.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301942294962
- Natalie Frasier, O.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301164655205
- Mark Greer, O.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301154372266
- Todd Hackney, O. D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301972609972
- Bobby Larson, D.O.Oak Ridge, TN 378301770553620
- Tammy Lowery, O. D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301629167309
- Sharon Meikle, O.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301588730709
Common questions
What is James Edward Kuneman, OD's NPI number?
James Edward Kuneman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699769521, issued on Sep 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Kuneman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 90 Vermont Ave, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830. Phone: (865) 482-8890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Kuneman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD0000001589, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Edward Kuneman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Kuneman, OD had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Edward Kuneman, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.