Alvah C. Cayton, OD
Optometrist · Tarboro, NC
Alvah C. Cayton, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tarboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1902054042, issued on Sep 3, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2109, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvah C. Cayton
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2109 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2807 N Main St, Tarboro, NC 27886
- Phone
- (252) 823-8295
- Enumerated
- Sep 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Fax
- (252) 823-8552
- Medicaid ID
- 5910531 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090209000648); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2807 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Anderson, O.D.Optometrist1467422543
- Sarah Tyson, O.D.Optometrist1548662323
Verify Alvah C. Cayton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
3,246 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost569 claims
- Restasis448 claims
- Lumigan389 claims
- Xiidra221 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol213 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol177 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $262.68
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Tarboro Eye Associates Optometry PLLCTarboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alvah C. Cayton among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Alvah C. Cayton, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Tarboro
They are 4 of the 216 NPPES records with a practice address in Tarboro, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Tarboro → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Anderson, O.D.Tarboro, NC 278861467422543
- Brian Lankford, O.D.Tarboro, NC 278861477531796
- Sarah Tyson, O.D.Tarboro, NC 278861548662323
- Jamie Hanna, O.D.Washington, NC 278891053592386
- Kirk Harris, O.D.Washington, NC 278891104826387
- Allison Harris, O.D.Washington, NC 278891649237223
- Timothy Klugh, O.D.Washington, NC 278891407819212
- Samantha Myers, O.DWashington, NC 278891023504974
Common questions
What is Alvah C. Cayton, OD's NPI number?
Alvah C. Cayton, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902054042, issued on Sep 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvah C. Cayton, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2807 N Main St, Tarboro, NC, 27886. Phone: (252) 823-8295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvah C. Cayton, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2109, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alvah C. Cayton, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvah C. Cayton, OD had 3,246 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alvah C. Cayton, OD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.