Russell D. Springer, PC
Optometrist · Athens, GA
Russell D. Springer, PC is an optometrist with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1336123843, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Georgia OPT001619, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell D. Springer
- Credential
- PC
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPT001619 GA
GA01619 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 270 Hawthorne Ave Ste A, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 543-3599
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2022
- Medicaid IDs
- 00772098A GA
1841593175 GA
00772098C GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101214000805); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell D. Springer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT001619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
458 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost131 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth30 claims
- Erythromycin25 claims
- Lumigan25 claims
- Restasis24 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: $907.49
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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 2 group practices
- East Athens Family Vision LLCAthens, GA
- Russell D. Springer PCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell D. Springer among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Russell D. Springer, PC is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marsha Beckham, ODAthens, GA 306061699855510
- Sean Harron, O.D.Athens, GA 306061922110626
- Noriko Ho, ODAthens, GA 306061801121488
- Joel Jenkins, O.D.Athens, GA 306061487634705
- Chelsea Miller, O.D,Athens, GA 306061720386865
- Mark Mills, O.D.Athens, GA 306061114040763
- Sejal Patel, O.D.Athens, GA 306061477966224
- Robert Penland, O.D.Athens, GA 306061962482729
Common questions
What is Russell D. Springer, PC's NPI number?
Russell D. Springer, PC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336123843, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell D. Springer, PC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 270 Hawthorne Ave Ste A, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 543-3599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell D. Springer, PC's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT001619, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Russell D. Springer, PC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell D. Springer, PC had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 185 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.