Russell E. Thompson, OD
Optometrist · Sierra Vista, AZ
Russell E. Thompson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and NPI 1457343410, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 821, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell E. Thompson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 821 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4116 Avenida Cochise, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
- Phone
- (520) 452-1125
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 452-8674
- Medicaid ID
- 349432002 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100804000277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell E. Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost49 claims
- Erythromycin27 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 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): 96.9 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: $17.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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
- RF Eye PCSierra Vista, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell E. Thompson among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Russell E. Thompson, OD is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Sierra Vista
They are 17 of the 801 NPPES records with a practice address in Sierra Vista, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Sierra Vista → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry Bogen, ODSierra Vista, AZ 856351396765897
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- Lincoln Daynes, O.D.Sierra Vista, AZ 856351003827015
- Analysia Delgadillo, ODSierra Vista, AZ 856351386126365
- Jeffrey Franz, ODSierra Vista, AZ 856351437242229
- Paul Holland, O.D.Sierra Vista, AZ 856351427021914
- Eric Johansen, O.D.Sierra Vista, AZ 856351598028201
- Damilola Lajubutu, O.D.Sierra Vista, AZ 856351629487608
Common questions
What is Russell E. Thompson, OD's NPI number?
Russell E. Thompson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457343410, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell E. Thompson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4116 Avenida Cochise, Sierra Vista, AZ, 85635. Phone: (520) 452-1125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell E. Thompson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 821, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Russell E. Thompson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell E. Thompson, OD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell E. Thompson, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 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.