Olen Thomas Tatham, OD
Optometrist · Sylva, NC
Olen Thomas Tatham, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1518645183, issued on Jul 5, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 2769, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Olen Thomas Tatham
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2769 NC
2429 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1196 Skyland Dr, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- (828) 258-1586
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 210-0962
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230922003300); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Olen Thomas Tatham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
338 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
- Latanoprost51 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate48 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim35 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth26 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 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: $242.85
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Asheville Eye Associates PLLCSylva, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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- Eric Ablott, ODRandleman, NC1356629026
- John Adams, ODLumberton, NC1528131943
- Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC1649241753
- William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC1821056052
- William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC1497826986
- Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC1700892031
- Allan Adkins, O.D.High Point, NC1285686857
- Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871548677
- Ji Young Ahn, ODBurlington, NC1215713466
Common questions
What is Olen Thomas Tatham, OD's NPI number?
Olen Thomas Tatham, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518645183, issued on Jul 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Olen Thomas Tatham, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1196 Skyland Dr, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 258-1586. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Olen Thomas Tatham, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2769, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Olen Thomas Tatham, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Olen Thomas Tatham, OD had 338 Medicare Part D claims for 196 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.