Richard Neill Clem, OD
Optometrist · Hot Springs, AR
Richard Neill Clem, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1376662890, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas 2247, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Neill Clem
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2247 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1629 Airport RD, Hot Springs, AR 71913
- Phone
- (501) 767-0602
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 767-5282
- Medicaid ID
- 102397722 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120424000010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Neill Clem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 2 group practices
- Hsd Management OF Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR
- Presley Eye Care, PLLCLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Neill Clem among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Richard Neill Clem, OD 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 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Arkansas
There are 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
All 531 in Arkansas → Every provider in Hot Springs → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dale Burroughs, ODHot Springs, AR 719131003807785
- Cynthia Carnie, O.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131245468743
- Graham Holt, O.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131033112446
- Robert Newton, O.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131518021609
- Gregory Ramer, O.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131821345562
- William Smith, O.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131629130745
- Michael Semmler, O.D.Hot Springs Village, AR 719091679626675
- Susan Semmler, O.D.Hot Springs Village, AR 719091982757985
Common questions
What is Richard Neill Clem, OD's NPI number?
Richard Neill Clem, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376662890, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Neill Clem, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1629 Airport RD, Hot Springs, AR, 71913. Phone: (501) 767-0602. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Neill Clem, OD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2247, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Neill Clem, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Neill Clem, OD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; 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.