Benjamin July Bittner, O.D.
Optometrist · Myrtle Beach, SC
Benjamin July Bittner, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1518185180, issued on Apr 20, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1455, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin July Bittner
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1455 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9403 Highway 707 Ste C, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
- Phone
- (843) 443-6000
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- DA9536 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150129000234); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9403 Highway 707 Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Denise Brand, LPCProfessional Counselor1114065208
- Sean McEntee, ODOptometrist1134014830
Verify Benjamin July Bittner 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 1455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate17 claims
- Xdemvy16 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate13 claims
- Cyclosporine12 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: $348.23
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Benjamin J Bittner OD IncMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin July Bittner among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Benjamin July Bittner, 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
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach
They are 30 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Myrtle Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Hickman, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881932094638
- Sean McEntee, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881134014830
- John Mills, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881730149964
- Robert Williams, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881417933078
- Ryan Williams, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881750677951
- 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 Benjamin July Bittner, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin July Bittner, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518185180, issued on Apr 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin July Bittner, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9403 Highway 707 Ste C, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Phone: (843) 443-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin July Bittner, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1455, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin July Bittner, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin July Bittner, O.D. had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.