Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D.
Optometrist · Wilmington, NC
Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1043377948, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 1227, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Lee Paul
- Credential
- O.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1227 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1613 Military Cutoff RD Ste 230, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 256-6364
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 256-6617
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070619000253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1613 Military Cutoff RD Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Benjamin Taylor, ODOptometrist1235788795
Verify Edward Lee Paul 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 1227Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 94 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
- Latanoprost96 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth24 claims
- Restasis21 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 claims
- Cyclosporine11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $428.55
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Edward L. Paul, JR., O.D., Ph.d., P.A.Wilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Lee Paul among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Wilmington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Beck, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031205836525
- Allison Bloodworth, ODWilmington, NC 284031285672774
- Sara Brigman, ODWilmington, NC 284031710970165
- Kelly Catino, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031821099656
- Devon Dvorzsak, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031942241898
- Leann Geerts, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031639140130
- Chris Glendenning, O.D.Wilmington, NC 284031386607133
- Tracey Glendenning, O.DWilmington, NC 284031992768758
Common questions
What is Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043377948, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1613 Military Cutoff RD Ste 230, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 256-6364. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1227, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D. had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Lee Paul, O.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.