Douglas Ray Owens, O.D.
Optometrist · Forest City, NC
Douglas Ray Owens, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1417961806, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1106, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Ray Owens
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1106 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 Oak St, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 245-5550
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 245-0551
- Medicaid ID
- 8964653 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 640 Oak St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Flack, LDOOptician1538043161
Verify Douglas Ray Owens 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 1106Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Douglas Ray Owens among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Douglas Ray Owens, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Forest City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Assell, ODDenver, NC 280371275508152
- Amanda Barker, ODDenver, NC 280371124099502
- David Curtis, ODDenver, NC 280371568443349
- Kimberly Hoyle, ODDenver, NC 280371629165196
- Matthew Motteler, O.D.Denver, NC 280371598835662
- Brian Nishek, ODDenver, NC 280371477534253
- Kristin O'Brien, ODDenver, NC 280371255769469
- Sabryna Owens, ODDenver, NC 280371558044974
Common questions
What is Douglas Ray Owens, O.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Ray Owens, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417961806, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Ray Owens, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Oak St, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 245-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Ray Owens, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1106, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Douglas Ray Owens, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Ray Owens, O.D. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Ray Owens, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.