James A. Muse, O.D.
Optometrist · Clearwater, FL
James A. Muse, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1710964077, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Florida OPC2774, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Muse
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPC2774 FL
2053DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2560 Gulf TO Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33765
- Phone
- (727) 799-3772
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051115000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2560 Gulf TO Bay Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Beiler, ODOptometrist1205858115
- Michelle Hernandez, ODOptometrist1396767208
- Herbert Knauf, MDOphthalmology Physician1396774501
Verify James A. Muse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC2774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone36 claims
- Latanoprost28 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate15 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 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): 97.1 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: $558.21
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Ocala Eye PAThe Villages, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Muse among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
James A. Muse, O.D. is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in Clearwater → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexander Azimi, ODClearwater, FL 337651457227589
- Mark Beiler, ODClearwater, FL 337651205858115
- Toni Betz, O.D.Clearwater, FL 337651952649717
- David Brill, O.D.Clearwater, FL 337651750432589
- Donald Cochran, OD OPTOMETRY DOCTORClearwater, FL 337651295801983
- Nora Gindi-Reed, O.D.Clearwater, FL 337651194882126
- Michelle Hernandez, ODClearwater, FL 337651396767208
- Jan Moennig, ODClearwater, FL 337651235182478
Common questions
What is James A. Muse, O.D.'s NPI number?
James A. Muse, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710964077, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Muse, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2560 Gulf TO Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL, 33765. Phone: (727) 799-3772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Muse, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC2774, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Muse, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Muse, O.D. had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James A. Muse, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.