NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joe R. Mitchell, O.D.

Optometrist · Biloxi, MS

Joe R. Mitchell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Biloxi, Mississippi, and NPI 1508949355, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 565/94188, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi 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
1508949355
Name
Joe R. Mitchell
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
565/94188 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2681 C T Switzer SR Dr, Biloxi, MS 39531
Phone
(228) 385-2681
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00087058 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070323000362); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1989
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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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

244 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Joe Mitchell244
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost138 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate35 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol18 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: $36.54

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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. Joe Mitchell$36.54
  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.

Joe R. Mitchell among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi

Joe R. Mitchell, 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
  • Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Ford, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395311598809048
  2. Charles Gipson, M.D.Biloxi, MS 395311053389627
  3. Robert Lee, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395311649487596
  4. Christopher Rains, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395311407835408
  5. Kimberly Benigno, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395321558395806
  6. Lindsey Brewer, O.D.Biloxi, MS 395321194073528
  7. Ashley Burns, ODBiloxi, MS 395301184040172
  8. William Malone, ODBiloxi, MS 395301306813126

Common questions

What is Joe R. Mitchell, O.D.'s NPI number?

Joe R. Mitchell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508949355, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joe R. Mitchell, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2681 C T Switzer SR Dr, Biloxi, MS, 39531. Phone: (228) 385-2681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joe R. Mitchell, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 565/94188, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joe R. Mitchell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joe R. Mitchell, O.D. had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.