Catherine M. Earl, O.D.
Optometrist · Huntersville, NC
Catherine M. Earl, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1043397193, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2088, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine M. Earl
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2088 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9918 Knockando LN Ste 140, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (704) 237-3910
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080902000451); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine M. Earl 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 2088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
364 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost109 claims
- Timolol Maleate50 claims
- Restasis35 claims
- Fluorometholone24 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate21 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate20 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: $132.93
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Advanced Family Eye Care - Drs OF Optometry PLLCDenver, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine M. Earl among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Catherine M. Earl, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Huntersville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Crawford, O.D.Huntersville, NC 280781124148002
- Paul Hearn, O.D.Huntersville, NC 280781356326607
- Paul Hearn, ODHuntersville, NC 280781437708393
- Christine Lemley, ODHuntersville, NC 280781629036660
- Alexa Lupfer, ODHuntersville, NC 280781659386241
- Keith Miller, O.D.Huntersville, NC 280781578506028
- Michael Spicola, ODHuntersville, NC 280781801846357
- James Matthews, O.D.Indian Trail, NC 280791811946460
Common questions
What is Catherine M. Earl, O.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine M. Earl, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043397193, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine M. Earl, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9918 Knockando LN Ste 140, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (704) 237-3910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine M. Earl, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2088, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine M. Earl, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine M. Earl, O.D. had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.