Boston Perkins, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Florence, SC
Boston Perkins, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1902357791, issued on Oct 17, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 1968, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Boston Perkins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- 1968 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1945 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29501
- Phone
- (843) 679-1812
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170503002006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Boston Perkins 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 1968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost88 claims
- Travoprost15 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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: $639.46
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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
- Peterson Optometric Group PLLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 12 corneal and contact management optometrist records in South Carolina.
Other corneal and contact management optometrist records in South Carolina
- William Allen, O.D.Charleston, SC1891876603
- Gary Appel, O.D.Charleston, SC1457431041
- Thomas Edewaard, O.D.Summerville, SC1417987512
- Andrew Hardison, OD, MPHColumbia, SC1770081465
- Joseph Hopkins, O.D.Anderson, SC1952305211
- Stephen Masone, ODColumbia, SC1609904358
- Norris Philbeck, ODMc Clellanville, SC1275608499
- Heber Sims, O.D.Spartanburg, SC1588661649
- Thomas Spitz, ODCharleston, SC1174677280
- Gary White, OD OPTOMETRISTColumbia, SC1922058767
Common questions
What is Boston Perkins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Boston Perkins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902357791, issued on Oct 17, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Boston Perkins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1945 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC, 29501. Phone: (843) 679-1812. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Boston Perkins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1968, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Boston Perkins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Boston Perkins, O.D. had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.