Paul A. Williams, O.D.
Optometrist · Tacoma, WA
Paul A. Williams, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1598758559, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Washington OD00003435, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul A. Williams
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD00003435 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 223 140TH St S Ste 500, Tacoma, WA 98444
- Phone
- (360) 561-9147
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2022
- Fax
- (253) 535-4888
- Medicaid ID
- 2021749 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050517000419); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul A. Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD00003435Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
133 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost44 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate22 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: $30.58
2 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Paul A. Williams among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Paul A. Williams, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erick Auyoung, O.D.McChord Afb, WA 984381255445623
- Sandra Knutson, O.D.McChord Afb, WA 984381023092400
- An Bui, O.D.Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 984331699905125
- Daniel Bazua, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984311437520061
- Christopher Brueckner, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984311841421575
- Annie Chang, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984311386737260
- William Garrison, O.D.Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 984311376821215
- Merlin Johns, O.D.Tacoma, WA 984311720008634
Common questions
What is Paul A. Williams, O.D.'s NPI number?
Paul A. Williams, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598758559, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul A. Williams, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 223 140TH St S Ste 500, Tacoma, WA, 98444. Phone: (360) 561-9147. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul A. Williams, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD00003435, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul A. Williams, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul A. Williams, O.D. had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.