Robert Elam Botts, O.D.
Optometrist · Big Stone Gap, VA
Robert Elam Botts, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and NPI 1649309691, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0618000016, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Elam Botts
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000016 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 606 Powell Ave E, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
- Phone
- (276) 523-4414
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (276) 523-4414
- Medicaid IDs
- 009201068 VA
009204334 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081010000074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 606 Powell Ave E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Botts, ODOptometrist1639581192
Verify Robert Elam Botts in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl122 claims
- Latanoprost122 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate42 claims
- Restasis38 claims
- Ofloxacin34 claims
- Timolol Maleate29 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Drs. Botts And Botts, Optometrists PCBig Stone Gap, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Elam Botts among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Robert Elam Botts, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Big Stone Gap
They are 3 of the 225 NPPES records with a practice address in Big Stone Gap, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Big Stone Gap → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Botts, ODBig Stone Gap, VA 242191639581192
- Robbie Sawyer, O.D.Big Stone Gap, VA 242191366447021
- Brett Compton, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101477587764
- Koen Elswick, ODAbingdon, VA 242101326785163
- Gail Grau, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101326149717
- James Grau, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101992806566
- Charles Owens, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101336174259
- Neil Sample, O.D.Abingdon, VA 242101689907164
Common questions
What is Robert Elam Botts, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Elam Botts, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649309691, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Elam Botts, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 Powell Ave E, Big Stone Gap, VA, 24219. Phone: (276) 523-4414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Elam Botts, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000016, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Elam Botts, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Elam Botts, O.D. had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.