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Fred H. Mothershed, O.D.

NPI 1417950262ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Tupelo, MS

Optometrist (O.D.) in Tupelo, Mississippi, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 1975). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $224,139 for 627 claims, against $137,598 paid for services in 2024. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $552.97 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1417950262
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 24, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJul 26, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X451MS

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MS)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients700
Services billed2,328 across 25 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$137,598

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)627 · 1,145 30-day fills
Patients181
Total drug cost$224,139
Generic share44% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year1975
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$552.97 · 26 payments from 11 companies
  • 2024$381.59 · 20 payments from 9 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$552.97 · 26 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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