James E. McKay, OD
Optometrist · Somerset, PA
James E. McKay, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912967001, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000827, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. McKay
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000827 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Georgian PL, Somerset, PA 15501
- Phone
- (814) 443-9443
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2022
- Fax
- (814) 443-9442
- Medicaid ID
- 0017204630007 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060306000216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James E. McKay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost15 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
- Vittone Eye Surgical Associates PCSomerset, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James E. McKay among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
James E. McKay, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Somerset → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Bittner, ODSomerset, PA 155011477539104
- Robert Bittner, ODSomerset, PA 155011699232314
- Antoinette Botti, ODSomerset, PA 155011497975197
- Richard Irwin, ODSomerset, PA 155011730236282
- Stuart Neft, O.D.Somerset, PA 155011124017421
- Heather Janidlo, ODBedford, PA 155221336232628
- Bob Lazer, ODBedford, PA 155221508850702
- Alex Corle, O.D.Everett, PA 155371548828395
Common questions
What is James E. McKay, OD's NPI number?
James E. McKay, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912967001, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. McKay, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Georgian PL, Somerset, PA, 15501. Phone: (814) 443-9443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. McKay, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000827, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James E. McKay, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. McKay, OD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.