William E. White, OD
Optometrist · Memphis, TN
William E. White, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1407882475, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee TN 787, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William E. White
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TN 787 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5119 Summer Ave, Memphis, TN 38122
- Phone
- (901) 761-2894
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 761-2935
- Medicaid IDs
- 0062916 TN
7336 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111215000657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5119 Summer Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chris WarringtonPsychologist1144654583
Verify William E. White in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license TN 787Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of 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: $70.41
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Eye Care Associates OF CO LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William E. White among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
William E. White, 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 fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
227 optometrist records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 227 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amber Busche, O.D.Memphis, TN 381221285921528
- Edward Cho, O.D.Memphis, TN 381221740663400
- Karen Allison Talens, ODMemphis, TN 381221851140503
- Jessica Armstrong, O.D.Memphis, TN 381201336436344
- Michael Bowlan, O.D.Memphis, TN 381201083659684
- Desirae BrinkleyMemphis, TN 381201285188490
- Cameron Dunn, O.D.Memphis, TN 381201174454912
- Carrie Irvine, O.D.Memphis, TN 381201013135128
Common questions
What is William E. White, OD's NPI number?
William E. White, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407882475, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William E. White, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5119 Summer Ave, Memphis, TN, 38122. Phone: (901) 761-2894. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William E. White, OD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number TN 787, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William E. White, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William E. White, OD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.