Joey Nugent, OD
Optometrist · Heber Springs, AR
Joey Nugent, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Heber Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1639860257, issued on May 16, 2023. Check the license (Arkansas 2870, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joey Nugent
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2870 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 E Front St, Heber Springs, AR 72543
- Phone
- (501) 362-8191
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2023
- Fax
- (501) 362-3096
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230808002887); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 531 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 111 E Front St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cody Pigott, O.D.Optometrist1710624390
- Joseph Sugg, O.D.Optometrist1285862862
Verify Joey Nugent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost61 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone43 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth23 claims
- Azelastine Hcl20 claims
- Fluorometholone16 claims
- Restasis15 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: $303.06
9 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
- Joseph B. Sugg, O.D., P.A.Heber Springs, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joey Nugent among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Joey Nugent, OD is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Heber Springs
They are 4 of the 195 NPPES records with a practice address in Heber Springs, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerry Moon, O.D.Heber Springs, AR 725431427049147
- Cody Pigott, O.D.Heber Springs, AR 725431710624390
- Joseph Sugg, O.D.Heber Springs, AR 725431285862862
- Roger Totten, ODMelbourne, AR 725561255317616
- Jerry Ellis, ODCherokee Village, AR 725291083776611
- Lindsey George, ODCherokee Village, AR 725291174191720
- Elizabeth Kilgore, O.D.Cherokee Village, AR 725291770897076
- Chris Deitrick, O.D.Mountain View, AR 725601669470183
Common questions
What is Joey Nugent, OD's NPI number?
Joey Nugent, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639860257, issued on May 16, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joey Nugent, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 E Front St, Heber Springs, AR, 72543. Phone: (501) 362-8191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joey Nugent, OD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2870, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joey Nugent, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joey Nugent, OD had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 115 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.