Blair B. Holden, O.D.
Optometrist · Boone, NC
Blair B. Holden, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1700430576, issued on Jul 30, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2681, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blair B. Holden
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2681 NC
2188DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 610 State Farm RD Ste A, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 264-0042
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 264-8612
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220705000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 610 State Farm RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Penelope Copenhaver, O.D.Optometrist1710925540
- Savannah Davis, ODOptometrist1235623216
Verify Blair B. Holden 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 2681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Timolol Maleate33 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone28 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Rocklatan18 claims
- Restasis17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $126.71
6 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
- Western Carolina Eye Associates, PABoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blair B. Holden among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Blair B. Holden, 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 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).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Boone
They are 12 of the 978 NPPES records with a practice address in Boone, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Boone → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Molly Bute, ODBoone, NC 286071295410736
- Penelope Copenhaver, O.D.Boone, NC 286071710925540
- Savannah Davis, ODBoone, NC 286071235623216
- William Harrison, ODBoone, NC 286071851152755
- William Henson, O.D.Boone, NC 286071225347958
- Mandy Lanier, ODBoone, NC 286071902949258
- Jack Lawrence, O.D.Boone, NC 286071548267594
- Amanda Rights, O.D.Boone, NC 286071871960351
Common questions
What is Blair B. Holden, O.D.'s NPI number?
Blair B. Holden, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700430576, issued on Jul 30, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blair B. Holden, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 610 State Farm RD Ste A, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 264-0042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blair B. Holden, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2681, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Blair B. Holden, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blair B. Holden, O.D. had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Blair B. Holden, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.