Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D.
Optometrist · Aberdeen, NC
Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Aberdeen, North Carolina, and NPI 1417400987, issued on Aug 1, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2501, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Hale Wacker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2501 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1902 N Sandhills Blvd Ste E, Aberdeen, NC 28315
- Phone
- (910) 692-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171212000204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Hale Wacker 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 2501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
396 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost121 claims
- Lumigan36 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth32 claims
- Restasis25 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate20 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: $62.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Family Eye Care OF The Carolinas PAAberdeen, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Hale Wacker among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D. 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 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Aberdeen
They are 3 of the 147 NPPES records with a practice address in Aberdeen, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Aberdeen → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Middleton, O.D.Aberdeen, NC 283151508816489
- David Wells, ODAberdeen, NC 283151336134436
- Ashley Ballard, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141013314608
- Richard Daniel, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141649231598
- Kerry Reeves, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141003818964
- Shawn Skinner, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283141386971042
- Joseph Ballard, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283111114339355
- Kathleen Holland, O.D.Fayetteville, NC 283111790733384
Common questions
What is Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417400987, issued on Aug 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1902 N Sandhills Blvd Ste E, Aberdeen, NC, 28315. Phone: (910) 692-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2501, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Hale Wacker, O.D. had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.