James Chancey Lett, O.D.
Optometrist · Chattanooga, TN
James Chancey Lett, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1427068881, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee ODT892, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Chancey Lett
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- ODT892 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7161 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 305-7272
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 305-7270
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090210000787); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7161 Lee Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Chancey Lett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license ODT892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $50.47
3 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
- Thompson And Lett Eye Care, PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Chancey Lett among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
James Chancey Lett, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 Chattanooga → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bordash, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211568500940
- Joshua Crowder, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211346405420
- Mark Kapperman, ODChattanooga, TN 374211295728863
- Amy Lackey, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211588661292
- Daryl Mann, ODChattanooga, TN 374211477557148
- Zachary McCarty, ODChattanooga, TN 374211912011131
- Adrienne Ray, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211366504839
- Charles Rosenthal, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211801014840
Common questions
What is James Chancey Lett, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Chancey Lett, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427068881, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Chancey Lett, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7161 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 305-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Chancey Lett, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number ODT892, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Chancey Lett, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Chancey Lett, O.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.