Mason James Authement, O.D.
Optometrist · Houma, LA
Mason James Authement, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1457760530, issued on Aug 4, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 1788-722T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mason James Authement
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1788-722T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1552 Martin Luther King JR Blvd, Houma, LA 70360
- Phone
- (985) 274-0413
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230908000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mason James Authement in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1788-722TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
721 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost472 claims
- Timolol Maleate61 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth56 claims
- Restasis39 claims
- Xiidra24 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: $411.98
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Mason James Authement among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Mason James Authement, O.D. is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 66% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Houma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Ardoin, ODHouma, LA 703601184891863
- Otis Bourg, O. D.Houma, LA 703601114009313
- Louis Cloutier, O.D.Houma, LA 703601649248774
- Vivian Fountain, O.D.Houma, LA 703601790877413
- Patrick HuettemannHouma, LA 703601114755709
- Shelley Huff, ODHouma, LA 703601073563433
- Dao Joanna Nguyen, O.D.Houma, LA 703601669221065
- Michelle Sonnier, O.D.Houma, LA 703601144360959
Common questions
What is Mason James Authement, O.D.'s NPI number?
Mason James Authement, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457760530, issued on Aug 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mason James Authement, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1552 Martin Luther King JR Blvd, Houma, LA, 70360. Phone: (985) 274-0413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mason James Authement, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1788-722T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mason James Authement, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mason James Authement, O.D. had 721 Medicare Part D claims for 210 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.