NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph William Whitlatch, OD

Optometrist · Atlanta, GA

Joseph William Whitlatch, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1487760575, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Georgia OPT002559, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487760575
Name
Joseph William Whitlatch
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT002559 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1245 Cumberland Mall SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone
(704) 345-4607
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(770) 434-5460
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $66.46

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.

  1. Joseph Whitlatch$66.46
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Joseph William Whitlatch among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia

Joseph William Whitlatch, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. T'Sani Arias, ODAtlanta, GA 303391750804795
  2. Donald Braxton, ODAtlanta, GA 303391154353746
  3. Lianne Chuck, ODAtlanta, GA 303391225518236
  4. Dennis Hall, O DAtlanta, GA 303391659512267
  5. Hema Hebbar, O.DAtlanta, GA 303391356542765
  6. Marcy McKibbin, O.D.Atlanta, GA 303391437439072
  7. Anjali PatelAtlanta, GA 303391720098304
  8. Nikil Patel, O.D.Atlanta, GA 303391528119245

Common questions

What is Joseph William Whitlatch, OD's NPI number?

Joseph William Whitlatch, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487760575, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph William Whitlatch, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 Cumberland Mall SE, Atlanta, GA, 30339. Phone: (704) 345-4607. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph William Whitlatch, OD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT002559, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.