Claire Catherine Russell, OD
Optometrist · Lexington, NC
Claire Catherine Russell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lexington, North Carolina, and NPI 1316668056, issued on Sep 12, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 2708, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claire Catherine Russell
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2708 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 202 W Center St, Lexington, NC 27292
- Phone
- (336) 248-2237
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221010000901); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 202 W Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Glenn Brewer, O.D.Optometrist1487935151
- Elizabeth DavisOptometrist1518525013
- Brett Moore, ODOptometrist1518215334
- James Moore, ODOptometrist1093718736
- Sandra Schrader-Moore, ODOptometrist1346243318
Verify Claire Catherine Russell 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 2708Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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
- Latanoprost48 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 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: $489.56
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Clark Optometric Center PAKernersville, NC
- Myeyedr Optometry OF North Carolina PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claire Catherine Russell among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Claire Catherine Russell, OD 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 15 of the 659 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Lexington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Brewer, O.D.Lexington, NC 272921487935151
- Philip Buscemi, ODLexington, NC 272921598197006
- David Daughtry, ODLexington, NC 272921003102633
- Elizabeth DavisLexington, NC 272921518525013
- David Kowal, ODLexington, NC 272921609855816
- Thomas McWhorter, ODLexington, NC 272921801875000
- John McWhorter, ODLexington, NC 272921700866563
- James Moore, ODLexington, NC 272921093718736
Common questions
What is Claire Catherine Russell, OD's NPI number?
Claire Catherine Russell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316668056, issued on Sep 12, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claire Catherine Russell, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 202 W Center St, Lexington, NC, 27292. Phone: (336) 248-2237. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claire Catherine Russell, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2708, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claire Catherine Russell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claire Catherine Russell, OD had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.