Kenneth Nix
Optometrist · Dunlap, TN
Kenneth Nix is an optometrist with a practice address in Dunlap, Tennessee, and NPI 1699881565, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee ODT617, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Nix
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- ODT617 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15247 Rankin Ave, Dunlap, TN 37327
- Phone
- (423) 949-3937
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 949-7435
- Medicaid ID
- 3594241 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110208000018); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Nix in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license ODT617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Drs. Turney And Boyd, PLLCDunlap, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Nix among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Kenneth Nix is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Dunlap
They are 4 of the 90 NPPES records with a practice address in Dunlap, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marly Myrick, ODDunlap, TN 373271982275806
- Rochelle Parks, O.D.Dunlap, TN 373271346436003
- Brian Post, ODDunlap, TN 373271083039515
- Paul Flanagan, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373231154570505
- Nicole Kammeyer, O.D.Dayton, TN 373211871676866
- Bradley Shaffer, O.D.Dayton, TN 373211982801957
- Daniel Dejarnatt, ODFayetteville, TN 373341023002458
- Robert Perkins, ODFayetteville, TN 373341326127705
Common questions
What is Kenneth Nix's NPI number?
Kenneth Nix's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699881565, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Nix located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15247 Rankin Ave, Dunlap, TN, 37327. Phone: (423) 949-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Nix's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number ODT617, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth Nix prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Nix had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.