Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbia, SC
Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1518925791, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 636, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clarence Earl Loftis
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 636 SC
0916D KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1219 Lincoln St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 799-2020
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 799-2035
- Medicaid ID
- D06363 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040409000274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clarence Earl Loftis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
180 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost47 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth36 claims
- Moxifloxacin18 claims
- Azithromycin11 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: $301.15
3 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
- Aeg South Carolina Professional PCColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clarence Earl Loftis among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D. is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter BerryColumbia, SC 292011609285006
- Peter Candela, ODColumbia, SC 292011689638405
- Kendria Cartledge, ODColumbia, SC 292011114245081
- Zack Clarkson, ODColumbia, SC 292011356333413
- Jennifer Kane, O.D.Columbia, SC 292011578529996
- Molly Palmer, ODColumbia, SC 292011457108516
- Dorothy Park, ODColumbia, SC 292011932183852
- Patrick Vollmer, O.D.Columbia, SC 292011952784928
Common questions
What is Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D.'s NPI number?
Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518925791, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1219 Lincoln St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 799-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 636, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clarence Earl Loftis, O.D. had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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.