Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D.
Optometrist · Bluefield, WV
Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bluefield, West Virginia, and NPI 1861460354, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 689-OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Kenwood Taylor
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 689-OD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 332 North St, Bluefield, WV 24701
- Phone
- (304) 325-8685
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2024
- Fax
- (304) 324-0429
- Medicaid IDs
- 009204342 VA
0150605000 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080520000225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 271 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 332 North St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melvin Mann, O.D.Optometrist1861572885
Verify Donald Kenwood Taylor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 689-ODCheck 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 optometrist in 2024
880 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost425 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth133 claims
- Timolol Maleate105 claims
- Combigan36 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate29 claims
- Travoprost27 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.
Donald Kenwood Taylor among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D. is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 70% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Bluefield
They are 5 of the 573 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluefield, and 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
All 271 in West Virginia → Every provider in Bluefield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George BrittonBluefield, WV 247011225122963
- Melvin Mann, O.D.Bluefield, WV 247011861572885
- Sarah Pauley, ODBluefield, WV 247011831879097
- Robert Wade, O.D.Bluefield, WV 247011922242403
- Josiah Bolyard, ODPrinceton, WV 247401417694068
- David Carpenter, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401164530754
- Westley Carr, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401891926473
- Kenneth Cole, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401245682608
Common questions
What is Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D.'s NPI number?
Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861460354, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 332 North St, Bluefield, WV, 24701. Phone: (304) 325-8685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 689-OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Kenwood Taylor, O.D. had 880 Medicare Part D claims for 214 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.