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Heather Nicole Sutton, O.D.

NPI 1871901231ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Athens, AL

Optometrist (O.D.) in Athens, Alabama, trained at University Alabama Birmingham - School of Optometry (class of 2014). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $5,311 for 50 patients in 2024, with only 22 Part D claims. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $239.89 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1871901231
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 30, 2014
Last updated in NPPESJul 30, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XS-D21-TA-986AL

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 (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients50
Services billed470 across 12 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$5,311

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)22 · 32 30-day fills
Patients16
Total drug cost$6,406
Generic share55% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity Alabama Birmingham - School of Optometry
Graduation year2014
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$239.89 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$276.41 · 4 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$120.822
Glaukos Corporation$119.071

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$239.89 · 3 payments

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

Other optometrists in Athens

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