Charlene Lillian James, O.D.
Optometrist · Durham, NC
Charlene Lillian James, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1386873917, issued on Jul 2, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2384, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charlene Lillian James
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2384 NC
18003606A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2351 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 694-4417
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150508000487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2351 Erwin RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charlene Lillian James 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 2384Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate42 claims
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth24 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Restasis12 claims
- Xiidra11 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: $102.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charlene Lillian James among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Charlene Lillian James, 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 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Durham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rabia Ali, O.D.Durham, NC 277051164671145
- Nathan Cheung, O.D.Durham, NC 277051396125183
- Catherine Chickos, O.D.Durham, NC 277051841299401
- Joseph Halavis, O.D.Durham, NC 277051720014194
- Mark Newman, ODDurham, NC 277051154309060
- Bruce Pate, O.D.Durham, NC 277051003805565
- Samantha Southard, ODDurham, NC 277051255202750
- Dale Stewart, ODDurham, NC 277051255330254
Common questions
What is Charlene Lillian James, O.D.'s NPI number?
Charlene Lillian James, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386873917, issued on Jul 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charlene Lillian James, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2351 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 694-4417. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charlene Lillian James, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2384, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charlene Lillian James, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charlene Lillian James, O.D. had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.