Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D.
Optometrist · Tupelo, MS
Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1053404012, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 578PY, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Chaddrick Kea
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 578PY MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3437 Tupelo Commons, Tupelo, MS 38804
- Phone
- (662) 842-2000
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Fax
- (662) 842-0379
- Medicaid ID
- 00880031 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040429000065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3437 Tupelo Commons
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joe Chaddrick Kea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 578PYCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost228 claims
- Timolol Maleate54 claims
- Lumigan41 claims
- Combigan26 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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.
Joe Chaddrick Kea among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D. is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Mississippi
There are 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Tupelo → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steve Beaty, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388041043394208
- Elizabeth Darby, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388041902875602
- Dax Eckard, ODTupelo, MS 388041932102779
- Elizabeth Eckard, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388041295934529
- Amanda Howell, ODTupelo, MS 388041417706516
- Kathryn McCullough, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388041558542779
- Michael McCullough, ODTupelo, MS 388041639656523
- Chelsea McKnight, O.D.Tupelo, MS 388041275917346
Common questions
What is Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053404012, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3437 Tupelo Commons, Tupelo, MS, 38804. Phone: (662) 842-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 578PY, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Chaddrick Kea, O.D. had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.