Richard M. Walters, OD
Optometrist · Alexandria, LA
Richard M. Walters, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1881655082, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 876062T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Walters
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 876062T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 231 Windermere Blvd, Alexandria, LA 71303
- Phone
- (318) 487-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 445-7745
- Medicaid ID
- 1991201 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041218000004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 540 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 231 Windermere Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brett Bennett, O.D.Optometrist1861868853
- Silva Hamade, ODOptometrist1952968562
- Thomas Norton, MDOphthalmology Physician1801856232
- Bhavin PatelPhysician Assistant1992431951
- Bernard Patty, MDOphthalmology Physician1033170303
- Austin Peery, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYOptometrist1386526887
Verify Richard M. Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 876062TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
504 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost273 claims
- Timolol Maleate55 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol26 claims
- Combigan26 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate25 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl14 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: $241.53
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, 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
- Alexandria Eye And Laser Center LLCAlexandria, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard M. Walters among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Richard M. Walters, OD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 66% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Alexandria → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Bennett, O.D.Alexandria, LA 713031861868853
- Alayna Brown, ODAlexandria, LA 713031972213197
- Phillip Carney, O.D.Alexandria, LA 713031306808811
- Robert Crotty, O.D.Alexandria, LA 713031659364453
- Paul Dupont, ODAlexandria, LA 713031508071507
- Silva Hamade, ODAlexandria, LA 713031952968562
- Cornel Leblanc, O.D., F.O.A.A.Alexandria, LA 713031639358344
- Stephen Leblanc, ODAlexandria, LA 713031932622735
Common questions
What is Richard M. Walters, OD's NPI number?
Richard M. Walters, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881655082, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Walters, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 231 Windermere Blvd, Alexandria, LA, 71303. Phone: (318) 487-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Walters, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 876062T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard M. Walters, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. Walters, OD had 504 Medicare Part D claims for 126 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.