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Dr. Joe E Ellis, OD

Individual provider Optometrist · NPI 1174597934

Dr. Joe E Ellis, OD is registered under Optometry in Benton, Kentucky. Graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1986, 40 years ago. Practices with Clarkson Optometry Midwest Inc, a 76-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Kentucky.

Years since qualifying
40
Trained at
Southern College of Optometry
Licensed in
KY
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
OD — Doctor of Optometry
An optometrist: examines eyes, prescribes glasses and contacts, and treats many eye conditions.

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Practice location Address checks out

109 W 5th St
Benton, KY 42025-1123
Phone: (270) 527-7421
Fax: (270) 527-3118
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Specialties & licences

Optometrist (primary) Taxonomy 152W00000X · Licence 1073DT (KY)
Specialist Taxonomy 174400000X · Licence 1073DT (KY)

Record details

NPI number1174597934
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials OD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedFebruary 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMarch 7, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOPTOMETRY
Medical schoolSOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
Graduated 1986 (40 years in practice)
Group practice Clarkson Optometry Midwest Inc — 76 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Cataract surgery 36 times · 57th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients449
Services billed 3,567 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $409 6 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Clarkson Optometry Midwest Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 76 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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