Russell Lee Whatley, O.D.
Optometrist · Opelika, AL
Russell Lee Whatley, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1740358076, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-720-TA-192, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Lee Whatley
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-720-TA-192 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 518 Avenue A, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 745-3112
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 745-8751
- Medicaid ID
- 009934524 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060117000879); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Russell Lee Whatley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-720-TA-192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
574 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost225 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol66 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate53 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth29 claims
- Cyclosporine26 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 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: $63.37
4 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
- Southern Eye Care Associates LLCOpelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Russell Lee Whatley, O.D.'s NPI number?
Russell Lee Whatley, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740358076, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Lee Whatley, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 518 Avenue A, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 745-3112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Lee Whatley, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-720-TA-192, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Russell Lee Whatley, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Lee Whatley, O.D. had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 157 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.