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Optometrists who accept Medicare in Paragould, AR
CMS lists 13 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Paragould. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 13. Offer telehealth: 0.
Original Medicare doesn't cover routine eye exams for glasses or contact lenses; it covers eye care for medical conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic eye disease.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 72450 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $119, of which you pay about $30; a follow-up visit $65, of which you pay about $16 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Angela Howell, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.6/100Graduated 1990 · Southern College of OptometryFemaleNathaniel J. Baggett, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $382Kristen Y. Black, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024 · Southern College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $328Frank E. Button, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $166Jennifer A. Button, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Southern College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $203William W. Dunnam, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $44Phillip P. Fowler, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $253Teri S. Gill Butler, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · Southern College of OptometryFemaleChristina F. Miller, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Southern College of OptometryFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $174Bianca C. Montalvo, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2025 · International American University at Puerto Rico - School of OptometryFemaleJonathan Simmons, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991 · Southern College of OptometryMaleCasey A. Wells, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $106Cade M. Wilson, OD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003 · Southern College of OptometryMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $658
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Paragould
- Primary care doctors40
- Nurse practitioners80
- Cardiologists10
- Orthopedic surgeons3
- Nephrologists3
- Psychiatrists3
- Therapists and counselors55
- Physical therapists13
- Occupational therapists4
- Chiropractors7
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).