Jon L. Forche, OD
Optometrist · Athens, GA
Jon L. Forche, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1386636256, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Georgia GA1740, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jon L. Forche
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- GA1740 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 698 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605
- Phone
- (706) 543-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 549-6618
- Medicaid IDs
- 000831377B GA
000831377A GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101119000877); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 698 S Milledge Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Margaret Brya, ODOptometrist1609871136
- Nadine Forche, ODOptometrist1871597864
Verify Jon L. Forche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license GA1740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,068 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost333 claims
- Timolol Maleate119 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate98 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol52 claims
- Restasis46 claims
- Lumigan43 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $301.38
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Center For The Visually ImpairedAtlanta, GA
- Five Points Optometrists, PCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jon L. Forche among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Jon L. Forche, OD is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Brya, ODAthens, GA 306051609871136
- James Dillard, ODAthens, GA 306051780771063
- Nadine Forche, ODAthens, GA 306051871597864
- Andrea Harron, O.D.Athens, GA 306051245375294
- Chad Poole, O.D.Athens, GA 306051053337154
- Onyale Warnock, ODAthens, GA 306051952038903
- Marsha Beckham, ODAthens, GA 306061699855510
- Sean Harron, O.D.Athens, GA 306061922110626
Common questions
What is Jon L. Forche, OD's NPI number?
Jon L. Forche, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386636256, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jon L. Forche, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 698 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA, 30605. Phone: (706) 543-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jon L. Forche, OD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number GA1740, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jon L. Forche, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jon L. Forche, OD had 1,068 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jon L. Forche, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.