Zachary Thomas Walters, OD
Optometrist · Pikeville, KY
Zachary Thomas Walters, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pikeville, Kentucky, and NPI 1497238547, issued on Sep 13, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 2175DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zachary Thomas Walters
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2175DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3469 N Mayo Trl, Pikeville, KY 41501
- Phone
- (606) 432-5800
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200805002803); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 803 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3469 N Mayo Trl
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carolyn Barnett, OPTICIANOptician1649519075
- James Cecil, O.D.Optometrist1053354571
- David Ratliff, OPTICIANOptician1003155565
- James Smallwood, OPTICIANOptician1427101245
Verify Zachary Thomas Walters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 2175DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
630 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate130 claims
- Restasis105 claims
- Xiidra82 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate65 claims
- Latanoprost49 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol40 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: $14.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- J Kendall CecilPikeville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zachary Thomas Walters among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
Zachary Thomas Walters, OD is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 optometrist records list a practice address in Pikeville
They are 33 of the 1,007 NPPES records with a practice address in Pikeville, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Pikeville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Buzzelli, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011689689101
- Cliff Caudill, ODPikeville, KY 415011841300712
- James Cecil, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011053354571
- Orville Clark, ODPikeville, KY 415011710022710
- Donald Egan, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011992772586
- Jason Howard, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011679625107
- Josephine Ibironke, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011831145770
- Eilene Kinzer, O.D.Pikeville, KY 415011013242106
Common questions
What is Zachary Thomas Walters, OD's NPI number?
Zachary Thomas Walters, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497238547, issued on Sep 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zachary Thomas Walters, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3469 N Mayo Trl, Pikeville, KY, 41501. Phone: (606) 432-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zachary Thomas Walters, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 2175DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Zachary Thomas Walters, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zachary Thomas Walters, OD had 630 Medicare Part D claims for 252 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.