Carol J. Ziel, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Carol J. Ziel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1891875902, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 99-00396, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carol J. Ziel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 99-00396 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Frontis Plaza Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Phone
- (336) 768-3240
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 891189M NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100414000191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2025 Frontis Plaza Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carol J. Ziel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 99-00396Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
188 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol17 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 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: $139.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Forsyth Eye Health And Surgery PCWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Carol J. Ziel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carol J. Ziel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891875902, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carol J. Ziel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Frontis Plaza Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 768-3240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carol J. Ziel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 99-00396, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carol J. Ziel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carol J. Ziel, M.D. had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.