Paul Vernon Jones, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Paul Vernon Jones, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1770585408, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0049811, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Vernon Jones
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- ME0049811 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1550 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204
- Phone
- (904) 355-2654
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2022
- Fax
- (904) 355-7840
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120308000215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Vernon Jones in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0049811Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
309 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost155 claims
- Timolol Maleate41 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol26 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $48.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Harris Wilcox And Donovan PAOrange Park, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Vernon Jones among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Paul Vernon Jones, M.D. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
All 1,581 in Florida → Every provider in Jacksonville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brittany Agee, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322041760771851
- Janet Betchkal, MDJacksonville, FL 322041700881976
- Walter Gilbert, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322041932104197
- Abdallah Jeroudi, MDJacksonville, FL 322041730479650
- W Knauer, MDJacksonville, FL 322041104896158
- Jeffrey Levenson, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322041023118379
- Frank McDonald, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322041033293451
- Raul Moreno, MDJacksonville, FL 322041932109659
Common questions
What is Paul Vernon Jones, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Vernon Jones, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770585408, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Vernon Jones, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1550 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, 32204. Phone: (904) 355-2654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Vernon Jones, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0049811, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Vernon Jones, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Vernon Jones, M.D. had 309 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Vernon Jones, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.