Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D.
Optometrist · Pawleys Island, SC
Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1831166107, issued on Mar 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1834, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carla Joanne Blankenship
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1834 SC
18003180 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10805 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
- Phone
- (843) 979-2400
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 979-2424
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210126001494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carla Joanne Blankenship 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 1834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
674 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost316 claims
- Timolol Maleate71 claims
- Cyclosporine32 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate30 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate26 claims
- Erythromycin26 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: $481.23
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Notal Vision, 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
- Eye Care Associates OF SC LLCMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carla Joanne Blankenship among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D. is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Pawleys Island → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ben Clark, ODPalweys Island, SC 295851487626743
- Crystal Franklin, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851518150374
- Robert Smith, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851780606244
- Benjamin Bittner, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881518185180
- Kurtis Caugh, ODNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821386759868
- Katherine Hickman, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881932094638
- Susan Holt, O.D.North Myrtle Beach, SC 295821770557522
- Jo Ann Jeffers, ODNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821821058926
Common questions
What is Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D.'s NPI number?
Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831166107, issued on Mar 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10805 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585. Phone: (843) 979-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1834, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carla Joanne Blankenship, O.D. had 674 Medicare Part D claims for 175 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.