NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Smitesh Jay Patel, O.D.

Optometrist · Fort Benning, GA

Smitesh Jay Patel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Benning, Georgia, and NPI 1134103021, issued on Dec 3, 2005. Check the license (Georgia OPT 1868, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134103021
Name
Smitesh Jay Patel
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT 1868 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9220 Marne RD, Fort Benning, GA 31905
Phone
(706) 682-3938
Enumerated
Dec 3, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2022
Medicaid ID
404896730A GA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9220 Marne RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jill Cooper, PHARMACISTPharmacist1992454979
  2. Zachary Stewart, ODOptometrist1790279248

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $111.60

1 payment: 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.

  1. Smitesh Patel$111.60
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Smitesh Jay Patel among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia

Smitesh Jay Patel, O.D. 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 fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • 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).

7 optometrist records list a practice address in Fort Benning

They are 7 of the 501 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Benning, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Atkinson, ODFort Benning, GA 319051437157112
  2. Greg Atkinson, O.D.Ft Benning, GA 319051265410161
  3. Jill Bakota Gutierrez, O.D.Fort Moore, GA 319051932412871
  4. Calvin Chandler, ODFort Benning, GA 319051639053887
  5. Emery Fehl, O.D.Fort Benning, GA 319051972601052
  6. Steven Gutierrez, O.D.Fort Benning, GA 319051124331145
  7. Kendall Mullins, O.D.Fort Moore, GA 319051144364043
  8. Shawn Nguyen, ODFort Benning, GA 319051578175824

Common questions

What is Smitesh Jay Patel, O.D.'s NPI number?

Smitesh Jay Patel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134103021, issued on Dec 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Smitesh Jay Patel, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9220 Marne RD, Fort Benning, GA, 31905. Phone: (706) 682-3938. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Smitesh Jay Patel, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT 1868, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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