Thea T. Shearer, O.D.
Optometrist · Richmond, KY
Thea T. Shearer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Richmond, Kentucky, and NPI 1073514204, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 1478DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thea T. Shearer
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1478DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5019 Atwood Dr, Richmond, KY 40475
- Phone
- (859) 624-2015
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 624-4415
- Medicaid ID
- 77000388 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040518000874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Thea T. Shearer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1478DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost22 claims
- Xiidra21 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: $62.45
3 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.
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Richmond
They are 12 of the 1,067 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 12 in Richmond → All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Richmond →
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- John Adams, O.D.Owensboro, KY1730191602
- John Adams, O.D.Winchester, KY1497900070
- Kevin Adams, ODMurray, KY1184782609
- Mattie Adams, ODElizabethtown, KY1861064958
- Rebecca Adams, O.D.Louisville, KY1568080315
- Stefanie Adams, ODGeorgetown, KY1750669198
- Addy Adkisson, ODLouisville, KY1255181582
- Bilal Ahmad, O.D.Lexington, KY1003224809
Common questions
What is Thea T. Shearer, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thea T. Shearer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073514204, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thea T. Shearer, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5019 Atwood Dr, Richmond, KY, 40475. Phone: (859) 624-2015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thea T. Shearer, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1478DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thea T. Shearer, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thea T. Shearer, O.D. had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.