Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D.
Optometrist · Apex, NC
Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Apex, North Carolina, and NPI 1043211709, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1862, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Winston Hilburn
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1862 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1049 Beaver Creek Commons Dr, Apex, NC 27502
- Phone
- (919) 367-7889
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 249-4079
- Medicaid ID
- 89093M9 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090423000696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1049 Beaver Creek Commons Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Annie Bollenbecker, ODOptometrist1104602598
- David Holler, O.D.Optometrist1184672859
Verify Darren Winston Hilburn 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 1862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost80 claims
- Timolol Maleate15 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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: $41.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Mills And Salter, OD, PAClayton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Winston Hilburn among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Apex
They are 9 of the 1,065 NPPES records with a practice address in Apex, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Apex → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Annie Bollenbecker, ODApex, NC 275021104602598
- David Holler, O.D.Apex, NC 275021184672859
- Michael Marino, ODApex, NC 275021326097601
- Lynne Martin, ODApex, NC 275021851535587
- May Naji, ODApex, NC 275021386996916
- Danielle Norville, O.D.Apex, NC 275021932302619
- Robert Toler, O.D.Apex, NC 275021841236023
- Mary Jo Dexter, ODAngier, NC 275011417922329
Common questions
What is Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D.'s NPI number?
Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043211709, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1049 Beaver Creek Commons Dr, Apex, NC, 27502. Phone: (919) 367-7889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1862, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Winston Hilburn, O.D. had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.