Michael Quackenbush, O.D.
Optometrist · Hixson, TN
Michael Quackenbush, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1154737401, issued on Jul 8, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 3177, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Quackenbush
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3177 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5433 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN 37343
- Phone
- (423) 843-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150306001066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5433 Hixson Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Clayton Rhodes, O.D.Optometrist1194719674
Verify Michael Quackenbush in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3177Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
377 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost107 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone43 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Lumigan24 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Xiidra22 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clayton B RhodesHixson, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Quackenbush among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Michael Quackenbush, 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 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Hixson
They are 16 of the 628 NPPES records with a practice address in Hixson, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Appel, ODHixson, TN 373431023530151
- Stacy Conrad, ODHixson, TN 373431902802176
- Richard Goldston, ODHixson, TN 373431275509598
- Steven Jaworski, ODHixson, TN 373431578565008
- Heather McBryar, O.D.Hixson, TN 373431275563512
- Dan Owen, O.D.Hixson, TN 373431588769848
- Kenneth Perkins, O.D.Hixson, TN 373431164570230
- Christina Pish, O.D.Hixson, TN 373431003025172
Common questions
What is Michael Quackenbush, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Quackenbush, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154737401, issued on Jul 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Quackenbush, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5433 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (423) 843-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Quackenbush, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3177, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Quackenbush, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Quackenbush, O.D. had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Quackenbush, 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.