Crystal G. Whittington, O.D.
Optometrist · Summerville, SC
Crystal G. Whittington, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Summerville, South Carolina, and NPI 1992927891, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1275, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crystal G. Whittington
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1275 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 296 Midland Parkway, Summerville, SC 29485
- Phone
- (843) 873-5577
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2022
- Fax
- (843) 873-5583
- Medicaid ID
- D12751 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050301000783); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Crystal G. Whittington 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 1275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,547 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost495 claims
- Erythromycin175 claims
- Restasis132 claims
- Lumigan79 claims
- Fluorometholone70 claims
- Timolol Maleate67 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $477.99
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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 Eyecare Physicians LLCSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
18 optometrist records list a practice address in Summerville
They are 18 of the 1,915 NPPES records with a practice address in Summerville, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 18 in Summerville → All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Summerville →
Other optometrist records in South Carolina
- Harris Abbasi, OD, MHA, FAAO, LSSBBFt Jackson, SC1376796821
- Lindsey Adams, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC1871944793
- Ethan Adkins, ODGreenville, SC1154813566
- William Ahders, ODColumbia, SC1710082482
- Alvin AlegadoGoose Creek, SC1194461699
- William Alexander, ODHartsville, SC1114931854
- Robert Allen, O.D.Hilton Head Island, SC1023041910
- Fouad Allouch, O.DMyrtle Beach, SC1972676203
- James Anderson, ODGreenville, SC1548227283
- Jeremy Anderson, O.D.Spartanburg, SC1942262621
Common questions
What is Crystal G. Whittington, O.D.'s NPI number?
Crystal G. Whittington, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992927891, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crystal G. Whittington, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 296 Midland Parkway, Summerville, SC, 29485. Phone: (843) 873-5577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crystal G. Whittington, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1275, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Crystal G. Whittington, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Crystal G. Whittington, O.D. had 1,547 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Crystal G. Whittington, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.