Shermita Nikia Mitchell, OD
NPI 1447865191ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Memphis, TN
Optometrist (OD) with Vrf Eye Specialty Group, PLC, practicing in Memphis, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $201,920 for 1,490 claims, against $127,703 paid for services in 2024. Biotissue Holdings Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,145 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1447865191 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 10, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 3630 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MS); Practitioner - Optometry (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 865 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,347 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $127,703 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,490 · 2,629 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 431 |
| Total drug cost | $201,920 |
| Generic share | 50% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Vrf Eye Specialty Group, PLCCollierville, TN · 16 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,145 · 51 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$1,879 · 39 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | $478.44 | 8 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $376.38 | 10 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $314.16 | 6 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $288.73 | 8 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $200.71 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,145 · 51 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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