NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meron Fantahun, OD

Optometrist · Lilburn, GA

Meron Fantahun, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lilburn, Georgia, and NPI 1245959683, issued on Aug 26, 2022. Check the license (Georgia OPT003464, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1245959683
Name
Meron Fantahun
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT003464 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4153 Lawrenceville Hwy NW Ste 5, Lilburn, GA 30047
Phone
(770) 921-4707
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221011001635); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4153 Lawrenceville Hwy NW Ste 5

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

  1. Lubna AliOptometrist1285469437

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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

125 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Meron Fantahun125
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost61 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate29 claims
  3. Lumigan11 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: $567.79

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. Meron Fantahun$567.79
  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. Clarkson Optometry Georgia IncLilburn, GA

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

Meron Fantahun among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia

Meron Fantahun, OD is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 optometrist records list a practice address in Lilburn

They are 10 of the 646 NPPES records with a practice address in Lilburn, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lubna AliLilburn, GA 300471285469437
  2. Boski Amin, O.D.Lilburn, GA 300471053689588
  3. Joseph Andersen, ODLilburn, GA 300471093791386
  4. Michael Barnett, ODLilburn, GA 300471003892019
  5. Amir Borhanipoor, ODLilburn, GA 300471326121831
  6. Alan Brown, O.D.Lilburn, GA 300471982601209
  7. Aimon Hazari, ODLilburn, GA 300471437904778
  8. Joel Rogol, ODLilburn, GA 300471316075476

Common questions

What is Meron Fantahun, OD's NPI number?

Meron Fantahun, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245959683, issued on Aug 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meron Fantahun, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4153 Lawrenceville Hwy NW Ste 5, Lilburn, GA, 30047. Phone: (770) 921-4707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meron Fantahun, OD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT003464, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Meron Fantahun, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meron Fantahun, OD had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.