NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S.

Optometrist · Anderson, SC

Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S. is an optometrist with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1548215015, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1140, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548215015
Name
Dirk Graves
Credential
O.D.,M.N.S.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1140 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2808 E. North Ave., Anderson, SC 29625
Phone
(864) 226-6041
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(864) 226-1299
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090708000363); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2808 E. North Ave.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kurt Blaettler, O.D.Optometrist1093760555

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

333 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. Dirk Graves333
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost127 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate50 claims
  3. Lumigan23 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol18 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate12 claims
  6. Combigan12 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: $257.02

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.

  1. Dirk Graves$257.02
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Family Vision OF Anderson PAAnderson, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dirk Graves among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina

Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kurt Blaettler, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251093760555
  2. Karen Mak, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251265767107
  3. Darryl Morris, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251053761874
  4. Vaughn Parfitt, ODAnderson, SC 296251265623144
  5. Nita Saini, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251164499042
  6. Alexander Ward, O.D.Anderson, SC 296251740582931
  7. Dimitri Matveev, ODAnderson, SC 296241518133511
  8. Steve Chandler, O.D.Belton, SC 296271285736017

Common questions

What is Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S.'s NPI number?

Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548215015, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2808 E. North Ave., Anderson, SC, 29625. Phone: (864) 226-6041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1140, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dirk Graves, O.D.,M.N.S. had 333 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.