Cristian Lopez
Optometrist · Gastonia, NC
Cristian Lopez is an optometrist with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1043065782, issued on Apr 17, 2024. Check the license (North Carolina 2821, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristian Lopez
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2821 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2555 Court Dr Ste 150, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 864-7789
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2024
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241009001751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2555 Court Dr Ste 150
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cristian Lopez 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 2821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clark Optometric Center PAGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristian Lopez among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Cristian Lopez 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 2024, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 94% of these records are older, 2% 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 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexandra Boldis, ODGastonia, NC 280541790209708
- Fred Cloninger, ODGastonia, NC 280541508965161
- Sandra Farnham, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541538139597
- Joseph Faulk, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541235567256
- John Foster, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541669464442
- Rey Garrido, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541255324034
- Ann Hoscheit, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541124098165
- Meredith Leblanc, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541932434909
Common questions
What is Cristian Lopez's NPI number?
Cristian Lopez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043065782, issued on Apr 17, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristian Lopez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2555 Court Dr Ste 150, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 864-7789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristian Lopez's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2821, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cristian Lopez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristian Lopez had 11 Medicare Part D claims; 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.