Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD
Optometrist · Wilmington, NC
Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1235788795, issued on Sep 8, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2591, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin McCray Taylor
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2591 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1613 Military Cutoff RD Ste 230, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 256-6364
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191021002408); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1613 Military Cutoff RD Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pankti Patel, ODOptometrist1235915471
- Edward Paul, O.D., PH.D.Optometrist1043377948
Verify Benjamin McCray Taylor 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 2591Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost120 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth31 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate23 claims
- Lumigan14 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: $557.24
7 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
- Edward L. Paul, JR., O.D., Ph.d., P.A.Wilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin McCray Taylor among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Benjamin McCray Taylor, 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 2019, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Wilmington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Beck, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031205836525
- Allison Bloodworth, ODWilmington, NC 284031285672774
- Sara Brigman, ODWilmington, NC 284031710970165
- Kelly Catino, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031821099656
- Devon Dvorzsak, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031942241898
- Leann Geerts, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031639140130
- Chris Glendenning, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031386607133
- Tracey Glendenning, O.DWilmington, NC 284031992768758
Common questions
What is Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD's NPI number?
Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235788795, issued on Sep 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1613 Military Cutoff RD Ste 230, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 256-6364. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2591, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin McCray Taylor, OD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 104 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.