Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD
Optometrist · Water Valley, MS
Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Water Valley, Mississippi, and NPI 1548995509, issued on Jul 22, 2022. Check the license (Mississippi 1051P-Y, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taylor Watkins Edwards
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1051P-Y MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 Railroad St, Water Valley, MS 38965
- Phone
- (662) 473-2181
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Fax
- (662) 473-2161
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220823001988); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 412 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 302 Railroad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hunter Edwards, ODOptometrist1326613308
- Stephen Edwards, O. D.Optometrist1013015585
Verify Taylor Watkins Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 1051P-YCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
404 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost225 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate29 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol26 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth24 claims
- Timolol Maleate20 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: $1,400.61
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE 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
- Holly Springs Eyecare PLLCCalhoun City, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Taylor Watkins Edwards among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Water Valley
They are 3 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Water Valley, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Water Valley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Edwards, O. D.Water Valley, MS 389651013015585
- Hunter Edwards, ODWater Valley, MS 389651326613308
- Jacquelyn Lucas, ODWinona, MS 389671588782577
- Todd Hall, O.D.Greenwood, MS 389301811177843
- Jacob Long, O.D.Greenwood, MS 389301710329156
- Forrest Manning, O.D.Greenwood, MS 389301205382017
- David Obrien, ODCharleston, MS 389211891977393
- Frank EvansCalhoun City, MS 389161972517506
Common questions
What is Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD's NPI number?
Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548995509, issued on Jul 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 Railroad St, Water Valley, MS, 38965. Phone: (662) 473-2181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 1051P-Y, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taylor Watkins Edwards, OD had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 124 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.