James P. Murphy, O.D.
Optometrist · Metairie, LA
James P. Murphy, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1184903031, issued on Aug 10, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana 1619652T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James P. Murphy
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1619652T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3409 N Hullen St, Metairie, LA 70002
- Phone
- (504) 888-2600
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 456-9596
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111026000212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3409 N Hullen St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James P. Murphy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1619652TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
164 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost43 claims
- Rocklatan26 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 claims
- Combigan16 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: $400.00
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
James P. Murphy among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
James P. Murphy, 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Metairie → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Broussard, O.D.Metairie, LA 700021568575561
- Jeffrey Colegrove, MDMetairie, LA 700021558329524
- Anna Douglass, ODMetairie, LA 700021609502327
- Elliot Finkelstein, ODMetairie, LA 700021366443160
- Geesala Garvin, ODMetairie, LA 700021033466024
- Atka Ghafoor, ODMetairie, LA 700021932753787
- Hanh Ngo, O.D.Metairie, LA 700021326456609
- Taylor Nicks, O.D.Metairie, LA 700021700363553
Common questions
What is James P. Murphy, O.D.'s NPI number?
James P. Murphy, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184903031, issued on Aug 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James P. Murphy, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3409 N Hullen St, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 888-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James P. Murphy, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1619652T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James P. Murphy, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James P. Murphy, O.D. had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.