Cody Steven Hicks, OD
Optometrist · Southern Pines, NC
Cody Steven Hicks, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and NPI 1609555754, issued on Jul 17, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 2785, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cody Steven Hicks
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2785 NC
2430 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC 28387
- Phone
- (910) 295-2100
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240402003715); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2170 Midland RD
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Verify Cody Steven Hicks 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 2785Check 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
181 Medicare Part D claims for 128 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 Acetate37 claims
- Latanoprost19 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone13 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: $166.33
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Carolina Eye Associates IncSouthern Pines, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cody Steven Hicks among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Cody Steven Hicks, 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Southern Pines
They are 10 of the 619 NPPES records with a practice address in Southern Pines, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southern Pines → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Apple, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871679821235
- Andrew Apple, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871639428154
- Lianna Ballentine, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871780107318
- Joelle Fisher, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871275223240
- Eric Fogleman, O.D.Southern Pines, NC 283871144271222
- Pressley Hales, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871891427647
- Joey Harris, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871457486854
- John Miller, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871710968805
Common questions
What is Cody Steven Hicks, OD's NPI number?
Cody Steven Hicks, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609555754, issued on Jul 17, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cody Steven Hicks, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC, 28387. Phone: (910) 295-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cody Steven Hicks, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2785, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cody Steven Hicks, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cody Steven Hicks, OD had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 128 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.