Theresa Best, OD
Optometrist · Knoxville, TN
Theresa Best, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1871657965, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 2610, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Theresa Best
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2610 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11663 Parkside Dr, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (865) 288-3418
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Theresa Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2610Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $32.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Theresa Best among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Theresa Best, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Allee, ODKnoxville, TN 379341184117178
- Harrison Amburn, ODKnoxville, TN 379341134604382
- Thomas Bandy, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341467557751
- Cynthia Boger, ODKnoxville, TN 379341669949764
- Stephanie Cunningham, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341326452350
- Brent Fry, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341154325819
- Dorian Lain, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341356371223
- Joseph Manning, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341073547352
Common questions
What is Theresa Best, OD's NPI number?
Theresa Best, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871657965, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Theresa Best, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11663 Parkside Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 288-3418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Theresa Best, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2610, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee 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.
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.