Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D.
Optometrist · Anderson, SC
Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1740582931, issued on Nov 22, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 1617, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Somerville Ward
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1617 SC
2480 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Country Club LN, Anderson, SC 29625
- Phone
- (864) 224-5783
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130301000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- International American University At Puerto Rico - School Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 100 Country Club LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Karen Mak, O.D.Optometrist1265767107
- Vaughn Parfitt, ODOptometrist1265623144
Verify Alexander Somerville Ward 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 1617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
399 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost149 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth57 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate42 claims
- Lumigan29 claims
- Erythromycin26 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate25 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $175.73
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolina Eye Care And Associates, PAAnderson, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Somerville Ward among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Alexander Somerville Ward, 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 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Anderson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kurt Blaettler, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251093760555
- Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S.Anderson, SC 296251548215015
- Karen Mak, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251265767107
- Darryl Morris, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251053761874
- Vaughn Parfitt, ODAnderson, SC 296251265623144
- Nita Saini, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251164499042
- Dimitri Matveev, ODAnderson, SC 296241518133511
- Steve Chandler, O.D.Belton, SC 296271285736017
Common questions
What is Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740582931, issued on Nov 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Country Club LN, Anderson, SC, 29625. Phone: (864) 224-5783. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1617, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Somerville Ward, O.D. had 399 Medicare Part D claims for 108 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.