Joel Grant Orton, O.D.
Optometrist · Pulaski, TN
Joel Grant Orton, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pulaski, Tennessee, and NPI 1073696555, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 540, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Grant Orton
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 540 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 East College Street, Pulaski, TN 38478
- Phone
- (931) 363-6147
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 363-6155
- Medicaid ID
- 3592610 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 East College Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lara Orton, O.D.Optometrist1538242003
Verify Joel Grant Orton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost11 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.
Joel Grant Orton among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Joel Grant Orton, 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 fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Pulaski
They are 5 of the 219 NPPES records with a practice address in Pulaski, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lara Orton, O.D.Pulaski, TN 384781538242003
- Rory Smith, O.D.Pulaski, TN 384781942329396
- Bonnie Taylor, ODPulaski, TN 384781609958396
- Caswell Wadley, O. D.Pulaski, TN 384781427088178
- Jay Chapman, O.D.Lawrenceburg, TN 384641215012166
- Jason Fort, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641013575273
- Matthew Miller, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641083774442
- Robert Remke, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641306942412
Common questions
What is Joel Grant Orton, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Grant Orton, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073696555, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Grant Orton, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 East College Street, Pulaski, TN, 38478. Phone: (931) 363-6147. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Grant Orton, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 540, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel Grant Orton, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Grant Orton, O.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.