NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D.

Optometrist · Huntingdon, TN

Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Huntingdon, Tennessee, and NPI 1053313338, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee ODT2544, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1053313338
Name
Larry Lee Nicholson
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
ODT2544 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19870 Main E St, Huntingdon, TN 38344
Phone
(731) 986-4400
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(731) 986-7981
Medicaid ID
3946177 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040803001375); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2004
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Larry Lee Nicholson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

1,839 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Larry Nicholson1,839
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost459 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate255 claims
  3. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth160 claims
  4. Erythromycin115 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate112 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate92 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Paris Eye Care, LLCParis, TN
  2. Professional Eyecare Associates And Optical PLLCHumboldt, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Larry Lee Nicholson among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee

Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

3 optometrist records list a practice address in Huntingdon

They are 3 of the 112 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntingdon, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hughlon Scarbrough, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441235132572
  2. Charles Thomason, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441063585677
  3. Bethany Bearden, ODHumboldt, TN 383431679886873
  4. Heather Hope, O.D.Humboldt, TN 383431942494497
  5. David Orwig, O DHumboldt, TN 383431609820190
  6. Dustin Utley, ODHumboldt, TN 383431982832838
  7. L. Bloomingburg, O.D.Henderson, TN 383401770666349
  8. Karen Johnson, ODHenderson, TN 383401316139017

Common questions

What is Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D.'s NPI number?

Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053313338, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19870 Main E St, Huntingdon, TN, 38344. Phone: (731) 986-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number ODT2544, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D. had 1,839 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Larry Lee Nicholson, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.