Silvia Mende, OD
Optometrist · Harriman, TN
Silvia Mende, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Harriman, Tennessee, and NPI 1588664189, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee OD1349, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Silvia Mende
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD1349 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1798 Roane State Hwy, Harriman, TN 37748
- Phone
- (800) 500-4667
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Fax
- (833) 448-2981
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080829000260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1798 Roane State Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Paul Wittke, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1699798090
Verify Silvia Mende in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD1349Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,256 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost376 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate178 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate144 claims
- Restasis125 claims
- Timolol Maleate76 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate52 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): 96.6 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: $287.48
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCHarriman, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Silvia Mende among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Silvia Mende, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Harriman
They are 7 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in Harriman, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jackie Greene-Gunter, ODHarriman, TN 377481386638203
- Mia Guillory, O.D.Harriman, TN 377481811186059
- Thomas Gunter, ODHarriman, TN 377481992799670
- John Robertson, ODHarriman, TN 377481467145730
- Whitley Shoemaker, ODHarriman, TN 377481376112490
- Paul Tappan, ODHarriman, TN 377481457346694
- John Clement, O.D.Greeneville, TN 377451740282417
- Tabitha Combes, ODGreeneville, TN 377451750506127
Common questions
What is Silvia Mende, OD's NPI number?
Silvia Mende, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588664189, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Silvia Mende, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1798 Roane State Hwy, Harriman, TN, 37748. Phone: (800) 500-4667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Silvia Mende, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD1349, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Silvia Mende, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Silvia Mende, OD had 1,256 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Silvia Mende, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.