Lori Huskins Balmer, OD
Optometrist · Cleveland, TN
Lori Huskins Balmer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1124062856, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee OD1572, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lori Huskins Balmer
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD1572 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3103 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312
- Phone
- (423) 479-4174
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110613000849); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3103 Ocoee St N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary ChaseOptometrist1487140232
Verify Lori Huskins Balmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD1572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Erythromycin24 claims
- Xiidra15 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
- Lori H Balmer OdpcCleveland, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lori Huskins Balmer among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Lori Huskins Balmer, OD 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
- Graduated1994 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cleveland → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Bencho, ODCleveland, TN 373121679614846
- Mary ChaseCleveland, TN 373121487140232
- Christopher Muegge, ODCleveland, TN 373121316562804
- Anna Reed, ODCleveland, TN 373121457176968
- Jerry Richt, ODCleveland, TN 373121740321900
- Nelson Thoresen, ODCleveland, TN 373121518088921
- Cortney Bramlett, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373111770780348
- Elizabeth ('Kari') Hudson, O.D.Cleveland, TN 373111467595041
Common questions
What is Lori Huskins Balmer, OD's NPI number?
Lori Huskins Balmer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124062856, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lori Huskins Balmer, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3103 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN, 37312. Phone: (423) 479-4174. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lori Huskins Balmer, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD1572, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lori Huskins Balmer, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lori Huskins Balmer, OD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.