Joshua K. Parmelee, OD
Optometrist · Waycross, GA
Joshua K. Parmelee, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Waycross, Georgia, and NPI 1396128179, issued on Jun 30, 2015. Check the license (Georgia OPT002879, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua K. Parmelee
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT002879 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2215 Memorial Dr, Waycross, GA 31501
- Phone
- (912) 285-2021
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 285-2558
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150804005556); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2215 Memorial Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peggy Achenbach, O.D.Optometrist1609846625
Verify Joshua K. Parmelee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT002879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
462 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost200 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol52 claims
- Timolol Maleate40 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate36 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Travoprost26 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: $94.47
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; 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
- Parmelee Eye Care LLCWaycross, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua K. Parmelee among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Joshua K. Parmelee, 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Waycross
They are 10 of the 514 NPPES records with a practice address in Waycross, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peggy Achenbach, O.D.Waycross, GA 315011609846625
- Rodney Brown, ODWaycross, GA 315011255322418
- Robert Gentile, ODWaycross, GA 315011932194313
- Brandi Lee, O.D.Waycross, GA 315011326355900
- Virginia Martin, O.D.Waycross, GA 315011497101125
- Diana Maurer, O.D.Waycross, GA 315011891840617
- Meredith Parmelee, O.D.Waycross, GA 315011154701738
- James Stevenot, ODWaycross, GA 315011730273657
Common questions
What is Joshua K. Parmelee, OD's NPI number?
Joshua K. Parmelee, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396128179, issued on Jun 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua K. Parmelee, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2215 Memorial Dr, Waycross, GA, 31501. Phone: (912) 285-2021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua K. Parmelee, OD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT002879, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua K. Parmelee, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua K. Parmelee, OD had 462 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.