Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D.
Optometrist · North Myrtle Beach, SC
Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1669683868, issued on May 28, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1306, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron Brent Westerlund
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1306 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1516 Hwy 17 N, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
- Phone
- (843) 325-7131
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080825000542); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Aaron Brent Westerlund in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1306Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost27 claims
- Restasis19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Down East Eye Associates LLCNorth Myrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron Brent Westerlund among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in North Myrtle Beach
They are 5 of the 278 NPPES records with a practice address in North Myrtle Beach, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Myrtle Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kurtis Caugh, ODNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821386759868
- Susan Holt, O.D.North Myrtle Beach, SC 295821770557522
- Jo Ann Jeffers, ODNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821821058926
- Darren Singh, O.D.North Myrtle Beach, SC 295821689989477
- Lindsey Adams, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295791871944793
- Carla Blankenship, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851831166107
- Ben Clark, ODPalweys Island, SC 295851487626743
- Crystal Franklin, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851518150374
Common questions
What is Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D.'s NPI number?
Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669683868, issued on May 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1516 Hwy 17 N, North Myrtle Beach, SC, 29582. Phone: (843) 325-7131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1306, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.