James Ira Sowders, OD
Optometrist · Bedford, IN
James Ira Sowders, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bedford, Indiana, and NPI 1174546741, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18002066A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ira Sowders
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002066A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1615 O St, Bedford, IN 47421
- Phone
- (812) 275-6155
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (812) 278-9405
- Medicaid ID
- 100166710A IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120131000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1615 O St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrea Rope, O.D.Optometrist1659501476
Verify James Ira Sowders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002066ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
759 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost485 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate46 claims
- Timolol Maleate46 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $383.62
3 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
- Rope Optometry LLCBedford, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ira Sowders among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
James Ira Sowders, OD is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 optometrist records list a practice address in Bedford
They are 11 of the 367 NPPES records with a practice address in Bedford, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
All 1,578 in Indiana → Every provider in Bedford → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kellee Adams, O.D.Bedford, IN 474211427311950
- Alison Atchison, O.D.Bedford, IN 474211285921296
- Melynda Hernandez, ODBedford, IN 474211770091159
- Angela Long, O.D.Bedford, IN 474211801859657
- Nathan McClain, O.D.Bedford, IN 474211053518647
- Carrigan Peak, ODBedford, IN 474211447984281
- Andrea Rope, O.D.Bedford, IN 474211659501476
- Michelle Smoot, O.D.Bedford, IN 474211134364953
Common questions
What is James Ira Sowders, OD's NPI number?
James Ira Sowders, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174546741, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ira Sowders, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1615 O St, Bedford, IN, 47421. Phone: (812) 275-6155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ira Sowders, OD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002066A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Ira Sowders, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ira Sowders, OD had 759 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Ira Sowders, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.