James Lamar, O.D.
Optometrist · New Orleans, LA
James Lamar, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1346654126, issued on Jun 19, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 1787-721T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lamar
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1787-721T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-3995
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 05239381 MS
2374737 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141030000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1514 Jefferson Hwy
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Verify James Lamar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1787-721TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
451 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost96 claims
- Fluorometholone80 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol62 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate61 claims
- Restasis22 claims
- Xiidra18 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: $1,324.95
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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 2 group practices
- Family Eye Care AssociatesMonroe, LA
- William D. Gordon, O.D. Inc.Monroe, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Lamar among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
James Lamar, O.D. is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Borchers, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211043403439
- Lionel Boudreaux, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211770540668
- Kefla Brown, O.D.New Orleans, LA 701211275590176
- Ashley Delcambre, ODNew Orleans, LA 701211558914077
- Jeanne Herman, ODNew Orleans, LA 701211205092715
- Sanica Matthews, ODNew Orleans, LA 701211821344334
- Breanne McGhee, O.D., MEDNew Orleans, LA 701211386996619
- James McGuinness, ODJefferson, LA 701211871570580
Common questions
What is James Lamar, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Lamar, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346654126, issued on Jun 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lamar, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lamar, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1787-721T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Lamar, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lamar, O.D. had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 163 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.