NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jim Houston Day, O.D.

Optometrist · Pelham, AL

Jim Houston Day, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pelham, Alabama, and NPI 1598854275, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S506TA300, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598854275
Name
Jim Houston Day
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
S506TA300 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2122 Old Montgomery Hwy, Pelham, AL 35124
Phone
(205) 987-2308
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2024
Fax
(205) 987-2658
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090428000523); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2122 Old Montgomery Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Darrell Prestridge, DOOphthalmology Physician1376543801

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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

193 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Jim Day193
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Timolol Maleate55 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
  3. Rhopressa19 claims
  4. Latanoprost15 claims
  5. Erythromycin13 claims
  6. Lumigan12 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: $139.25

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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.

  1. Jim Day$139.25
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jim Houston Day among 874 optometrist records in Alabama

Jim Houston Day, O.D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 optometrist records list a practice address in Pelham

They are 15 of the 533 NPPES records with a practice address in Pelham, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melanie Chaney, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241922188960
  2. Douglas Clark, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241134111511
  3. Jason Dickerson, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241487646832
  4. Christi Hill, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241679565055
  5. Megan Kentros, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241720439946
  6. Ian MaisonvillePelham, AL 351241497360002
  7. Kye Mansfield, ODPelham, AL 351241154312338
  8. Sheila Morris, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241437447042

Common questions

What is Jim Houston Day, O.D.'s NPI number?

Jim Houston Day, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598854275, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jim Houston Day, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2122 Old Montgomery Hwy, Pelham, AL, 35124. Phone: (205) 987-2308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jim Houston Day, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number S506TA300, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jim Houston Day, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jim Houston Day, O.D. had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.