Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D.
Optometrist · Beckley, WV
Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Beckley, West Virginia, and NPI 1083694129, issued on Jan 17, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 934-IOD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Brian Waitkus
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 934-IOD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 43 Eagles RD, Beckley, WV 25801
- Phone
- (304) 253-1210
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090311000006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 271 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 43 Eagles RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Odekirk, ODOptometrist1972585669
Verify Charles Brian Waitkus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 934-IODCheck 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
664 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost187 claims
- Timolol Maleate89 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl44 claims
- Travoprost40 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate38 claims
- Restasis33 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: $292.75
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- West Virginia Eye Consultants LLCBeckley, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Brian Waitkus among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D. is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 70% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in West Virginia
There are 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
All 271 in West Virginia → Every provider in Beckley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Clarke, ODBeckley, WV 258011255391595
- David Gomez, O.D.Beckley, WV 258011174512453
- Mark Holliday, ODBeckley, WV 258011457304701
- David Holliday, ODBeckley, WV 258011881647113
- Steven Odekirk, ODBeckley, WV 258011972585669
- David Watson, ODBeckley, WV 258011851309199
- Patricia Ross, O.D.Mc Graws, WV 258761477659159
- Mark Brown, O.D.Huntington, WV 257051811980949
Common questions
What is Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083694129, issued on Jan 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43 Eagles RD, Beckley, WV, 25801. Phone: (304) 253-1210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 934-IOD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Brian Waitkus, O.D. had 664 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.