Eric Matthew Burns, O.D.
Optometrist · Elizabeth City, NC
Eric Matthew Burns, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and NPI 1477597029, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1855, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Matthew Burns
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1855 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1503 N Road St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
- Phone
- (252) 335-5446
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Fax
- (252) 335-4153
- Medicaid ID
- 89093RY NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040611000080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1503 N Road St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric Matthew Burns 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 1855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,745 Medicare Part D claims for 834 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost871 claims
- Timolol Maleate306 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate212 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol177 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth124 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate116 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): 75.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $198.23
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Albemarle Eye Center PLLCElizabeth City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Matthew Burns among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Eric Matthew Burns, 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 fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Elizabeth City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Baughan, ODElizabeth City, NC 279091275576282
- Gary Lehman, O.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091619916061
- Kenton Lilyquist, ODElizabeth City, NC 279091720025141
- Jill MonclaElizabeth City, NC 279091306665013
- Michael Edwards, ODAhoskie, NC 279101073615688
- Matthew Edwards, ODAhoskie, NC 279101457787756
- Brad Hauser, O.D.Ahoskie, NC 279101083690218
- Richard Randolph, O.D.Wilson, NC 278961982681706
Common questions
What is Eric Matthew Burns, O.D.'s NPI number?
Eric Matthew Burns, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477597029, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Matthew Burns, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1503 N Road St, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909. Phone: (252) 335-5446. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Matthew Burns, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1855, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eric Matthew Burns, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Matthew Burns, O.D. had 2,745 Medicare Part D claims for 834 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Matthew Burns, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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.