Individual provider Active NPI

Jon L Forche, OD

  • Optometrist
  • Athens, GA
National Provider Identifier
1386636256
Registry record updated Jun 29, 2016
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X
License
GA1740 Issued in GA
Practice address
698 S Milledge Ave
Athens, GA 30605-1251
Phone
(706) 543-2020
Fax
(706) 549-6618
NPI assigned
Aug 17, 2005
Last updated
Jun 29, 2016By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 29, 2016

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Optometrist 152W00000X GA1740 GA Primary
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X GA1740 GA

Addresses

Primary practice location

698 S Milledge Ave
Athens, GA 30605-1251

Mailing address

698 S Milledge Ave
Athens, GA 30605-1251
Phone (706) 543-2020

Other identifiers 4

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
667222OtherGABCBS
000831377AMedicaidGA
000831377BMedicaidGA
582102247OtherGACOMMERCIAL

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in GA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: No
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20101119000877 GA Practitioner - Optometry 1759285323 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Optometry
Education
Ohio State University - College of Optometry, 1998
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Five Points Optometrists, PCGroup PAC ID 8224932876, 3 clinicians
Center for the Visually ImpairedGroup PAC ID 8527009034, 9 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

698 S Milledge Ave
Athens, GA 30605-1251
Phone (706) 543-2020

739 W Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-1137
Phone (404) 875-9011

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
100 of 100Reported as group
Quality
100
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Cataract surgery30

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
1740GAMDClinical Psychologist
GA1740GAMDCorneal and Contact Management Optometrist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Center for the Visually Impaired CurrentSince Aug 17, 2020 Accepting new patients
Five Points Optometrists, PC Optometrist CurrentSince Jun 28, 1999 Accepting new patients

Locations

698 S Milledge Ave
Athens, GA 30605
Phone (706) 543-2020

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: jforche@fivepointseyecare.eyeclinicdirect.net

Organizations & group practices 2

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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