Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D.
Optometrist · Elba, AL
Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Elba, Alabama, and NPI 1871529479, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S469, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mitchell V. Purvis
- Credential
- O,D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S469 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 961 Alabama Highway 203, Elba, AL 36323
- Phone
- (334) 897-2142
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 897-3632
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111201000688); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mitchell V. Purvis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
521 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost184 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate40 claims
- Lumigan32 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol26 claims
- Fluorometholone20 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
- Joshua Driver PCOpp, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mitchell V. Purvis among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Elba
They are 2 of the 22 NPPES records with a practice address in Elba, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Elba → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Strong, O.D.Elba, AL 363231508897331
- John Bender, O.D.Enterprise, AL 363301528032448
- Mason Childers, ODEnterprise, AL 363301952926776
- Charlene Chisum, O.D.Enterprise, AL 363301669417150
- Jiyoung Chun, O.D.Enterprise, AL 363301376427088
- Douglas Devore, O.D.Enterprise, AL 363301104813542
- James Dobbs, O.D.Enterprise, AL 363301720103781
- Richard Fenn, O.D.Enterprise, AL 363301386743813
Common questions
What is Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D.'s NPI number?
Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871529479, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 961 Alabama Highway 203, Elba, AL, 36323. Phone: (334) 897-2142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S469, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mitchell V. Purvis, O,D. had 521 Medicare Part D claims for 136 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.