Valerie L. Moates, O.D.
Optometrist · Americus, GA
Valerie L. Moates, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Americus, Georgia, and NPI 1235125485, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 001169, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie L. Moates
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 001169 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1119 E Lamar St, Americus, GA 31709
- Phone
- (229) 924-4022
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (229) 924-7133
- Medicaid IDs
- 000390772D GA
00390772A GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100422000753); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,430 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1119 E Lamar St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Greene, ODOptometrist1457616898
- John Mixon, O.D.Optometrist1750365276
- Kenneth Moates, O.D.Optometrist1336135581
- Chanh Tu, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1134198765
- Ray Williams, O.D.Optometrist1285627661
Verify Valerie L. Moates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 001169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
921 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost274 claims
- Timolol Maleate106 claims
- Restasis85 claims
- Lumigan75 claims
- Oxervate39 claims
- Miebo31 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: $826.69
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Regional Eye Center, LLPAmericus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie L. Moates among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Valerie L. Moates, O.D. is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Americus
They are 7 of the 487 NPPES records with a practice address in Americus, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Americus → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robin Chandler-Morgan, O.D.Americus, GA 317091215023809
- Matthew Greene, ODAmericus, GA 317091457616898
- David Hart, O.D.Americus, GA 317091982777041
- John Mixon, O.D.Americus, GA 317091750365276
- Kenneth Moates, O.D.Americus, GA 317091336135581
- Ray Williams, O.D.Americus, GA 317091285627661
- Kaye Bryan, ODAlbany, GA 317071205944121
- Thomas Deloatch, OPTOMETRISTAlbany, GA 317071316907033
Common questions
What is Valerie L. Moates, O.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie L. Moates, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235125485, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie L. Moates, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1119 E Lamar St, Americus, GA, 31709. Phone: (229) 924-4022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie L. Moates, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 001169, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie L. Moates, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie L. Moates, O.D. had 921 Medicare Part D claims for 266 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.