James Alan Yates, O.D.
Optometrist · Trenton, TN
James Alan Yates, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Trenton, Tennessee, and NPI 1497849681, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee OD1590, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alan Yates
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD1590 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 E 1St St, Trenton, TN 38382
- Phone
- (731) 855-0811
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (731) 855-4725
- Medicaid ID
- 003002260 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000348); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 107 E 1St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Fortner, O.D.Optometrist1154416220
Verify James Alan Yates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD1590Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
574 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost269 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate56 claims
- Lumigan48 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone41 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate21 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: $14.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 Alan Yates among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
James Alan Yates, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Trenton
They are 2 of the 112 NPPES records with a practice address in Trenton, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Trenton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Fortner, O.D.Trenton, TN 383821154416220
- Joseph Driscoll, O.D.Selmer, TN 383751578686598
- Olivia Mitchell, ODSelmer, TN 383751811738677
- Andrea Mitchell, O.D.Selmer, TN 383751982853149
- James Smith, ODSelmer, TN 383751437138492
- Patrick Jones, ODSavannah, TN 383721487182754
- Morgan Mathis, ODSavannah, TN 383721639857055
- Richard Rogers, ODSavannah, TN 383721780612598
Common questions
What is James Alan Yates, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Alan Yates, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497849681, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alan Yates, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 E 1St St, Trenton, TN, 38382. Phone: (731) 855-0811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alan Yates, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD1590, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Alan Yates, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alan Yates, O.D. had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Alan Yates, O.D.'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.