Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D.
Optometrist · Somerset, KY
Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Somerset, Kentucky, and NPI 1912945759, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1544DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamela Marie Brown-Murray
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1544DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 165 Parker's Mill Way, Somerset, KY 42503
- Phone
- (606) 677-0377
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 677-6542
- Medicaid ID
- 77000719 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060608000009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 165 Parker's Mill Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joshua Nichols, O.D.Optometrist1962440784
Verify Tamela Marie Brown-Murray in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1544DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
260 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Xiidra40 claims
- Restasis19 claims
- Miebo18 claims
- Erythromycin11 claims
- Eysuvis11 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: $527.82
27 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 2 group practices
- Eye Health Specialists II PLLCStanford, KY
- Eye Health Specialists, PLLCSomerset, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamela Marie Brown-Murray among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D. is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Somerset → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Lavallee, ODSomerset, KY 425031679182448
- Joshua Nichols, O.D.Somerset, KY 425031962440784
- Donald Richardson, O.D.Somerset, KY 425031003904004
- David Eads, O.D.Somerset, KY 425011811044951
- Mark Jacobs, O.D.Somerset, KY 425011124023809
- William Robinson, ODSomerset, KY 425011477618288
- Philip Robinson, O.D.Somerset, KY 425011326044835
- Harvey Schleter, OD PSCSomerset, KY 425011215093760
Common questions
What is Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912945759, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 165 Parker's Mill Way, Somerset, KY, 42503. Phone: (606) 677-0377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1544DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamela Marie Brown-Murray, O.D. had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 102 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.