NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amber Hurley McCulley, OD

Optometrist · Tazewell, VA

Amber Hurley McCulley, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tazewell, Virginia, and NPI 1881956142, issued on Jun 13, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 0618002147, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881956142
Name
Amber Hurley McCulley
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0618002147 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
284 Ben Bolt Ave, Tazewell, VA 24651
Phone
(276) 385-1940
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2012
Record last updated
May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(276) 385-1939
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120723000031); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 284 Ben Bolt Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Abigail Mitchell, ODOptometrist1831882521

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62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

450 Medicare Part D claims for 178 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.

  1. Amber McCulley450
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost87 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate72 claims
  3. Restasis46 claims
  4. Loteprednol Etabonate26 claims
  5. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone25 claims
  6. Combigan20 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: $266.52

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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.

  1. Amber McCulley$266.52
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Clearsight Eye Care Amber Hurley OD PLLCTazewell, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amber Hurley McCulley among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia

Amber Hurley McCulley, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 optometrist records list a practice address in Tazewell

They are 2 of the 97 NPPES records with a practice address in Tazewell, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abigail Mitchell, ODTazewell, VA 246511831882521
  2. James Belcher, O.D.Richlands, VA 246411568468379
  3. Allen Lallande, O.D.Richlands, VA 246411164423208
  4. Brian Looney, ODRichlands, VA 246411144355140
  5. Valerie Christian, ODPounding Mill, VA 246371689716920
  6. Kerry Cline, O.D.Pounding Mill, VA 246371922177823
  7. Amanda Umlandt, O.D.Grundy, VA 246141720217854
  8. Alexus Miller, ODCedar Bluff, VA 246091538055017

Common questions

What is Amber Hurley McCulley, OD's NPI number?

Amber Hurley McCulley, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881956142, issued on Jun 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amber Hurley McCulley, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 284 Ben Bolt Ave, Tazewell, VA, 24651. Phone: (276) 385-1940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amber Hurley McCulley, OD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618002147, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Amber Hurley McCulley, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amber Hurley McCulley, OD had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 178 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.