James Howard Poole, O.D.
Optometrist · Alexander City, AL
James Howard Poole, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1811979982, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Alabama S641-TA-157, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Howard Poole
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S641-TA-157 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 Airport Dr, Alexander City, AL 35010
- Phone
- (256) 329-8400
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 329-8200
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111229000260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1120 Airport Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ernest Champion, ODOptometrist1740261601
- Amanda Hardy, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174051643
- Mark Staples, PTPhysical Therapist1669479754
Verify James Howard Poole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S641-TA-157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,083 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost406 claims
- Timolol Maleate137 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol83 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate66 claims
- Restasis48 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate47 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: $135.38
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- James H. Poole And Associates, O.D., P.C.Alexander City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Alexander City
They are 4 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexander City, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 4 in Alexander City → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Alexander City →
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 Howard Poole, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Howard Poole, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811979982, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Howard Poole, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Airport Dr, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 329-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Howard Poole, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S641-TA-157, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Howard Poole, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Howard Poole, O.D. had 1,083 Medicare Part D claims for 199 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.