Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D.
Optometrist · Traverse City, MI
Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1316931710, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4901003281, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward L. Scarbrough
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901003281 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 527 W Front St, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 947-8667
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 947-3180
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090512000319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 527 W Front St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Reed, ODOptometrist1033608682
- Michael Skipski, ODOptometrist1104673904
Verify Edward L. Scarbrough in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901003281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost163 claims
- Timolol Maleate44 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol21 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims
- Simbrinza11 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: $628.32
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Scarbrough Professional Services, P.C.Traverse City, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward L. Scarbrough among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 optometrist records list a practice address in Traverse City
They are 38 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Austhof, ODTraverse City, MI 496841730292210
- Nathan Baas, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841619039864
- Mark Bradley, ODTrayerise City, MI 496841841269040
- David Cannon, ODTraverse City, MI 496841487630133
- Kathryn Cizek, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841134113517
- Eric Connick, ODTraverse City, MI 496841659412302
- Robert Foote, ODTraverse City, MI 496841891857017
- John Hanford, O.D.Traverse City, MI 496841760436042
Common questions
What is Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D.'s NPI number?
Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316931710, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 527 W Front St, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 947-8667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901003281, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward L. Scarbrough, O.D. had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.