Richard A. Van De Velde, OD
Optometrist · Brunswick, GA
Richard A. Van De Velde, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Brunswick, Georgia, and NPI 1396757480, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Georgia OPT001640, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Van De Velde
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT001640 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3215 Shrine RD, Brunswick, GA 31520
- Phone
- (912) 267-0565
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (912) 265-0545
- Medicaid ID
- 00912821A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111109000676); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3215 Shrine RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Teah Bowen, RN SANERegistered Nurse1508438979
- John Imhoff, MDOphthalmology Physician1669480513
- Margaret Way, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1215322755
Verify Richard A. Van De Velde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT001640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,597 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost486 claims
- Timolol Maleate251 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate162 claims
- Lumigan126 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol112 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate64 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $388.02
5 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
- John E Imhoff MD PCBrunswick, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
20 optometrist records list a practice address in Brunswick
They are 20 of the 980 NPPES records with a practice address in Brunswick, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 20 in Brunswick → All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Brunswick →
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- Sampson Abu, ODAtlanta, GA1982433645
- Peggy Achenbach, O.D.Waycross, GA1609846625
- Onyinyechi Achionye, ODLithonia, GA1962437707
- James Adams, ODMcDonough, GA1730144908
- Olakunle AdegbileMorrow, GA1932443470
- Agnes Adu, ODSugar Hill, GA1013034453
Common questions
What is Richard A. Van De Velde, OD's NPI number?
Richard A. Van De Velde, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396757480, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Van De Velde, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3215 Shrine RD, Brunswick, GA, 31520. Phone: (912) 267-0565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Van De Velde, OD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT001640, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard A. Van De Velde, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Van De Velde, OD had 1,597 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard A. Van De Velde, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.