R Dean Gurley, O.D.
Optometrist · Blytheville, AR
R Dean Gurley, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Blytheville, Arkansas, and NPI 1912988577, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas 2285, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- R Dean Gurley
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2285 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 527 N 6TH St, Blytheville, AR 72315
- Phone
- (870) 762-2297
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (870) 763-2552
- Medicaid ID
- 163428722 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090625000682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 531 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 527 N 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Anderson Connell, O.D., M.S., B.S.Optometrist1336692623
- Frank Button, ODOptometrist1144848284
- Jennifer Button, ODOptometrist1104478296
- James Dye, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295781987
- Aimee Hatch, NP-CNurse Practitioner1457836298
- Matthew Jones, ODOptometrist1144468679
Verify R Dean Gurley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate47 claims
- Combigan22 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 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: $132.65
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- R Dean Gurley OD PABlytheville, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
R Dean Gurley among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
R Dean Gurley, O.D. is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 80% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Blytheville
They are 9 of the 314 NPPES records with a practice address in Blytheville, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
All 531 in Arkansas → Every provider in Blytheville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Anderson Connell, O.D., M.S., B.S.Blytheville, AR 723151336692623
- Jennifer Button, ODBlytheville, AR 723151104478296
- Frank Button, ODBlytheville, AR 723151144848284
- Kailey Daniel, ODBlytheville, AR 723151063082881
- Scott Johnson, O.D.Blytheville, AR 723151689640310
- Matthew Jones, ODBlytheville, AR 723151144468679
- Kelly Lu, O.D.Blytheville, AR 723151396058962
- Jessica Pearson, ODBlytheville, AR 723151972358992
Common questions
What is R Dean Gurley, O.D.'s NPI number?
R Dean Gurley, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912988577, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is R Dean Gurley, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 527 N 6TH St, Blytheville, AR, 72315. Phone: (870) 762-2297. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify R Dean Gurley, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2285, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does R Dean Gurley, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, R Dean Gurley, O.D. had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 95 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.