Crystal L. Franklin, O.D.
Optometrist · Pawleys Island, SC
Crystal L. Franklin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1518150374, issued on Aug 23, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1470, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crystal L. Franklin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1470 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8247 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
- Phone
- (843) 314-9064
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 314-9066
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080321000271); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8247 Ocean Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Crystal L. Franklin 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 1470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
989 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone146 claims
- Timolol Maleate141 claims
- Alphagan P107 claims
- Ofloxacin87 claims
- Latanoprost74 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate73 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: $124.28
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, 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.
Crystal L. Franklin among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Crystal L. Franklin, 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 Pawleys Island → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carla Blankenship, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851831166107
- Ben Clark, ODPalweys Island, SC 295851487626743
- Robert Smith, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851780606244
- Benjamin Bittner, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881518185180
- Kurtis Caugh, ODNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821386759868
- Katherine Hickman, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881932094638
- Susan Holt, O.D.North Myrtle Beach, SC 295821770557522
- Jo Ann Jeffers, ODNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821821058926
Common questions
What is Crystal L. Franklin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Crystal L. Franklin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518150374, issued on Aug 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crystal L. Franklin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8247 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585. Phone: (843) 314-9064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crystal L. Franklin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1470, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Crystal L. Franklin, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Crystal L. Franklin, O.D. had 989 Medicare Part D claims for 345 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.