NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Cathey, OD

Optometrist · Knoxville, TN

Matthew Cathey, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1962130948, issued on Aug 9, 2022. Check the license (Tennessee 3772, 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
1962130948
Name
Matthew Cathey
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
3772 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4300 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone
(865) 577-2020
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230103000203); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2022
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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Also registered at 4300 Chapman Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tiffany HesseOptometrist1366929622
  2. Victoria Long, ODOptometrist1710501572

Verify Matthew Cathey 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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Industry payments in 2024: $268.27

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Matthew Cathey$268.27
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Joshua Crowder, O.D. PCChattanooga, TN

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

Optometrist providers in Tennessee

There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.

Other optometrist records in Tennessee

  1. Catherine Abbott, O.D.Knoxville, TN1881034114
  2. Eddie Abernathy, ODRogersville, TN1831178508
  3. Khaled Abumayaleh, ODAlcoa, TN1811039266
  4. Thomas Adams, ODChattanooga, TN1699392464
  5. Brent Adamson, O.D.Paris, TN1629419957
  6. Sharon Adhami, O.D.Spring Hill, TN1225035983
  7. Emily Adkisson, ODMemphis, TN1619731247
  8. Mardia Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1528335999
  9. Sabina Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1427101716
  10. Ghaith Al-SowaidiChattanooga, TN1427586783

Common questions

What is Matthew Cathey, OD's NPI number?

Matthew Cathey, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962130948, issued on Aug 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Cathey, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4300 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 577-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Cathey, OD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3772, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.