Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Joseph Francis Followell, OD

Individual provider Optometrist · NPI 1578753364

Dr. Joseph Francis Followell, OD is registered under Optometry in Van Buren, Arkansas. Qualified in 2007, 19 years ago. Practices as a sole proprietor and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Years since qualifying
19
Licensed in
AR, OK
In the registry since
2007
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

825 Fayetteville Rd
Van Buren, AR 72956-3422
Phone: (479) 474-2532
Fax: (479) 474-0993
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Specialties & licences

Optometrist (primary) Taxonomy 152W00000X · Licence 2601 (AR)
Optometrist Taxonomy 152W00000X · Licence 2524 (OK)

Record details

NPI number1578753364
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials OD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJuly 27, 2007
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 25, 2019

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyOPTOMETRY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2007 (19 years in practice)
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 41 times · 59th 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 patients202
Services billed 234 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

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