Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D.
Optometrist · Athens, GA
Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1487634705, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 1014, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Chandler Jenkins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1014 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 353-2520
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 353-2584
- Medicaid ID
- 762696739A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070612000693); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Joel Chandler Jenkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 1014Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost122 claims
- Lumigan27 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Travoprost17 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: $145.52
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Northeast Georgia Vision Care LLCCornelia, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
Other optometrist records in Georgia
- Sara Aamir, O.D.Canton, GA1871837153
- Geoffrey Abraham, O.D.Lawrenceville, GA1952704256
- Justin Abraham, ODAtlanta, GA1386318137
- Nhora Abril, ODRoswell, GA1891917217
- Sampson Abu, ODAtlanta, GA1982433645
- Peggy Achenbach, O.D.Waycross, GA1609846625
- Onyinyechi Achionye, ODLithonia, GA1962437707
- James Adams, ODMcDonough, GA1730144908
- Olakunle AdegbileMorrow, GA1932443470
- Agnes Adu, ODSugar Hill, GA1013034453
Common questions
What is Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487634705, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Prince Ave, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 353-2520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 1014, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Chandler Jenkins, O.D. had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.