Athena Margarita Mears, OD
Vision Therapy Optometrist · Greenville, SC
Athena Margarita Mears, OD is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1598427155, issued on Oct 12, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 2376, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Athena Margarita Mears
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
- License number
- 2376 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3900 S Highway 14 Bldg D, Greenville, SC 29615
- Phone
- (864) 235-5335
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230410001608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
6 nearest vision therapy optometrist records → All 7 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Athena Margarita Mears 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 2376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vision therapy optometrist in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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: $866.79
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 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
- Hopkins Eye Center PAGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 7 vision therapy optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 7 in South Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Vision Therapy Optometrist nationwide →
The 6 vision therapy optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rosalie Lee, O.D.Greenville, SC 296151174525281
- Mark Dean, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881164491718
- Frank Forgnoni, ODPendleton, SC 296701598703878
- Jamie JohnRock Hill, SC 297321710544564
- Leigh Purvis, O.D.Charleston, SC 294071710430673
- Janet Wilson, O.D.Spartanburg, SC 293071598998908
Common questions
What is Athena Margarita Mears, OD's NPI number?
Athena Margarita Mears, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598427155, issued on Oct 12, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Athena Margarita Mears, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3900 S Highway 14 Bldg D, Greenville, SC, 29615. Phone: (864) 235-5335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Athena Margarita Mears, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2376, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Athena Margarita Mears, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Athena Margarita Mears, OD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among vision therapy optometrist prescribers was 189. 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.