Joseph H. McAlister
Optometrist · Huntsville, AR
Joseph H. McAlister is an optometrist with a practice address in Huntsville, Arkansas, and NPI 1619981024, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas 2298, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph H. McAlister
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2298 AR
2853 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 945 N Gaskill St, Huntsville, AR 72740
- Phone
- (479) 738-2040
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 103297722 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080422000567); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 945 N Gaskill St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- T. Kerry McAlister, D.D.S.Dentist1538288907
Verify Joseph H. McAlister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth27 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine20 claims
- Travoprost13 claims
- Lumigan12 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: $21.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Arkansas Eye Care Associates, Inc.Springdale, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph H. McAlister among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Joseph H. McAlister 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Arkansas
There are 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
All 531 in Arkansas → Every provider in Huntsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrea Alfaro, ODRogers, AR 727561053138230
- Ashley Brooks, O.D.Rogers, AR 727561871749929
- Ryan Bunch, O.D.Rogers, AR 727561306225214
- Noah Eichelberger, ODRogers, AR 727561396664462
- Erin Kindy, O.D.Rogers, AR 727561720420037
- Daniel Landis, O.D.Rogers, AR 727561588854343
- Katherine Landis, O.D.Rogers, AR 727561902096589
- Stephanie Moss, ODRogers, AR 727561043747595
Common questions
What is Joseph H. McAlister's NPI number?
Joseph H. McAlister's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619981024, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph H. McAlister located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 945 N Gaskill St, Huntsville, AR, 72740. Phone: (479) 738-2040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph H. McAlister's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2298, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph H. McAlister prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph H. McAlister had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.