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James W. Bearden III, O.D.

NPI 1831405448ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Canton, MS

Optometrist (O.D.) in Canton, Mississippi, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 2010). In 2024 Medicare paid $48,771 for 390 patients, and Part D covered 1,250 of their prescriptions, 64% of them generic. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $229.81 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1831405448
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 20, 2010
Last updated in NPPESAug 20, 2010

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X819MS

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients390
Services billed635 across 17 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$48,771

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,250 · 1,598 30-day fills
Patients255
Total drug cost$53,868
Generic share64% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year2010
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical groups

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$229.81 · 5 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$35.27 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$229.81 · 5 payments

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

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