James Robert Nobles, O.D.
Optometrist · Alex City, AL
James Robert Nobles, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Alex City, Alabama, and NPI 1942250022, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-615-TA-099, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Robert Nobles
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-615-TA-099 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3368 Highway 280, Alex City, AL 35010
- Phone
- (256) 329-9064
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 329-0262
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101119000631); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify James Robert Nobles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-615-TA-099Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost408 claims
- Timolol Maleate93 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol74 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol63 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate39 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone38 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: $13.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Eye Associates PCAlexander City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is James Robert Nobles, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Robert Nobles, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942250022, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Robert Nobles, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3368 Highway 280, Alex City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 329-9064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Robert Nobles, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-615-TA-099, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Robert Nobles, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Robert Nobles, O.D. had 1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 291 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.