Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D.
Optometrist · Chattanooga, TN
Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1568618171, issued on Aug 14, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 2813, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Craig McGarvey
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2813 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 892-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081114000435); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert Craig McGarvey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2813Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
283 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost103 claims
- Timolol Maleate41 claims
- Lumigan32 claims
- Combigan14 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: $654.93
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Mark R. Kapperman, OD PCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Craig McGarvey among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 62% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bordash, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211568500940
- Joshua Crowder, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211346405420
- Mark Kapperman, ODChattanooga, TN 374211295728863
- Amy Lackey, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211588661292
- James Lett, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211427068881
- Daryl Mann, ODChattanooga, TN 374211477557148
- Zachary McCarty, ODChattanooga, TN 374211912011131
- Adrienne Ray, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211366504839
Common questions
What is Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568618171, issued on Aug 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 892-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2813, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Craig McGarvey, O.D. had 283 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.