Sarah M. Watkins, O.D.
Optometrist · Maryville, TN
Sarah M. Watkins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Maryville, Tennessee, and NPI 1518018753, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 2688, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah M. Watkins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2688 TN
5637 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 702 S Foothills Plaza Dr, Maryville, TN 37801
- Phone
- (865) 982-6761
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 982-7402
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071002000873); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 702 S Foothills Plaza Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alex Bonk, O.D.Optometrist1962841981
- Matthew McBride, ODOptometrist1639731094
- Shane Mulvihill, O.D.Optometrist1871942441
Verify Sarah M. Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2688Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of 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: $871.76
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Blount County Eye Center PLLCMaryville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
Other optometrist records in Tennessee
- Catherine Abbott, O.D.Knoxville, TN1881034114
- Eddie Abernathy, ODRogersville, TN1831178508
- Khaled Abumayaleh, ODAlcoa, TN1811039266
- Thomas Adams, ODChattanooga, TN1699392464
- Brent Adamson, O.D.Paris, TN1629419957
- Sharon Adhami, O.D.Spring Hill, TN1225035983
- Emily Adkisson, ODMemphis, TN1619731247
- Mardia Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1528335999
- Sabina Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1427101716
- Ghaith Al-SowaidiChattanooga, TN1427586783
Common questions
What is Sarah M. Watkins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah M. Watkins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518018753, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah M. Watkins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 702 S Foothills Plaza Dr, Maryville, TN, 37801. Phone: (865) 982-6761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah M. Watkins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2688, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sarah M. Watkins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah M. Watkins, O.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.