David Michael Stella, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Jacksonville, NC
David Michael Stella, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1992724298, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1531, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Michael Stella
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- 1531 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 N Marine Blvd, Jacksonville, NC 28546
- Phone
- (910) 937-1297
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080929000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2025 N Marine Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Roslen Bell, PHARMDPharmacist1013421379
- Taylor Gaffney, PHARMDPharmacist1245717388
- Emily ReecerPharmacist1013679794
- Kendra Warlick, RPHPharmacist1134545726
Verify David Michael Stella 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 1531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
716 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost207 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol68 claims
- Restasis58 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate49 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate47 claims
- Timolol Maleate42 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: $17.48
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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
- Buglisi Eye Care, PLLCJacksonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 19 corneal and contact management optometrist records in North Carolina.
Other corneal and contact management optometrist records in North Carolina
- Leslie Anderson, O.D.Charlotte, NC1396968327
- Ronald Brake, O.D.Greensboro, NC1174747851
- Michael Bryan, O.D.Goldsboro, NC1487605408
- Billy Cash, O.D.Winston Salem, NC1265424246
- Lisa Davis, O.D.Winston Salem, NC1104840578
- Roger Davis, O.D.Winston Salem, NC1205859832
- Chantel Garcia Tarbett, ODHarrisburg, NC1952666406
- Lawrence Goldberg, O.D.Cary, NC1912991100
- David Hasson, ODConcord, NC1154501419
- Melissa Heisler, ODWinston Salem, NC1366922197
Common questions
What is David Michael Stella, O.D.'s NPI number?
David Michael Stella, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992724298, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Michael Stella, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 N Marine Blvd, Jacksonville, NC, 28546. Phone: (910) 937-1297. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Michael Stella, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1531, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Michael Stella, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Michael Stella, O.D. had 716 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.