NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wesley Jay Sands, OD

Optometrist · Lawrenceburg, TN

Wesley Jay Sands, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, and NPI 1043531064, issued on Jun 14, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 2840, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043531064
Name
Wesley Jay Sands
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
2840 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
234 S Locust Ave, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
Phone
(931) 762-1364
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 722-5612
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100831000793); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern California College Of Optometry, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 234 S Locust Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jay Chapman, O.D.Optometrist1215012166

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11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

246 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.

  1. Wesley Sands246
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate59 claims
  2. Latanoprost56 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate32 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth29 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl18 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: $51.34

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.

  1. Wesley Sands$51.34
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Wesley Jay Sands among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee

Wesley Jay Sands, 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 2010, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

7 optometrist records list a practice address in Lawrenceburg

They are 7 of the 375 NPPES records with a practice address in Lawrenceburg, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jay Chapman, O.D.Lawrenceburg, TN 384641215012166
  2. Jason Fort, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641013575273
  3. Matthew Miller, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641083774442
  4. Joseph Remke, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641447356548
  5. Robert Remke, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641306942412
  6. Amanda Smith, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641891276622
  7. Eldred Higginbotham, ODHohenwald, TN 384621942304134
  8. Lara Orton, O.D.Pulaski, TN 384781538242003

Common questions

What is Wesley Jay Sands, OD's NPI number?

Wesley Jay Sands, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043531064, issued on Jun 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wesley Jay Sands, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 S Locust Ave, Lawrenceburg, TN, 38464. Phone: (931) 762-1364. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wesley Jay Sands, OD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2840, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Wesley Jay Sands, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wesley Jay Sands, OD had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 110 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.