John McGiffin
Optometrist · Lynden, WA
John McGiffin is an optometrist with a practice address in Lynden, Washington, and NPI 1538423223, issued on Jun 27, 2012. Check the license (Washington OD60291226, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John McGiffin
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD60291226 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1824 Front St, Lynden, WA 98264
- Phone
- (360) 933-1815
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 933-4617
- Medicaid IDs
- 2020069 WA
2014245 WA
2006335 WA
1024566 WA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121009000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1824 Front St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Korthuis, DPTPhysical Therapist1154306967
- Scott Lyon, DPTPhysical Therapist1740563998
Verify John McGiffin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD60291226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost92 claims
- Timolol Maleate30 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate17 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: $124.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
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
- Vision Plus IN LyndenLynden, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John McGiffin among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
John McGiffin is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Lynden → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mira Swiecicki, O.D.Lynden, WA 982641689639023
- Joseph Colella, ODLangley, WA 982601386736437
- Flynt Davies, ODLangley, WA 982601447875661
- Mark Smith, O.D.Langley, WA 982601437144037
- Roderick Beazer, O.D.Lake Stevens, WA 982581790040673
- Jennifer Christman, O.D.Marysville, WA 982701083924419
- Michael Fleming, ODLake Stevens, WA 982581679584478
- Cody Good, ODMarysville, WA 982701124642475
Common questions
What is John McGiffin's NPI number?
John McGiffin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538423223, issued on Jun 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John McGiffin located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1824 Front St, Lynden, WA, 98264. Phone: (360) 933-1815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John McGiffin's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD60291226, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John McGiffin prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John McGiffin had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.