Benjamin L. Hobbs, OD
Optometrist · Charlotte, NC
Benjamin L. Hobbs, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1821026931, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1953, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin L. Hobbs
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1953 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8180 South Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28273
- Phone
- (704) 588-9219
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (704) 588-9219
- Medicaid ID
- 89093R0 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin L. Hobbs 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 1953Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $290.58
8 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.
Benjamin L. Hobbs among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Benjamin L. Hobbs, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Beachkofsky, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731457370405
- Angela Bergin, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731790916856
- Julie Kells, ODCharlotte, NC 282731710464201
- Masherrill Koonce, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731881647147
- Stacy Levinson, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731013902154
- Nancie Nguyen-Marynell, O.D.Charlotte, NC 282731245239516
- Jasmine Suggs, ODCharlotte, NC 282731538762992
- Steven Weifenbach, ODCharlotte, NC 282731124542345
Common questions
What is Benjamin L. Hobbs, OD's NPI number?
Benjamin L. Hobbs, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821026931, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin L. Hobbs, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8180 South Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, 28273. Phone: (704) 588-9219. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin L. Hobbs, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1953, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.