Thomas Hand
Optometrist · Hammond, LA
Thomas Hand is an optometrist with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1437879699, issued on Aug 29, 2022. Check the license (Louisiana 1962-908AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Hand
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1962-908AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 S Cate St Ste C, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 956-7890
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Hand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1962-908ATCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $659.12
21 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.
Thomas Hand among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Thomas Hand is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% 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 86% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 66% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Hammond → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Genovese, ODHammond, LA 704031144103128
- Brandy Leger, O.D.Hammond, LA 704031104139757
- Lauren NguyenHammond, LA 704031871479162
- Lisa Pradillo, ODHammond, LA 704031851324123
- Alan Pradillo, O.D.Hammond, LA 704031831209311
- Addie Smith, ODHammond, LA 704031184057697
- Kevin Sorya, O.D., M.P.H.Hammond, LA 704031649793290
- Christopher Wroten, O.D.Hammond, LA 704031902919913
Common questions
What is Thomas Hand's NPI number?
Thomas Hand's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437879699, issued on Aug 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Hand located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S Cate St Ste C, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 956-7890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Hand's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1962-908AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Hand prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Hand had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.