Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D.
Optometrist · Yanceyville, NC
Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Yanceyville, North Carolina, and NPI 1851381289, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1977, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eugene Everette Benfield
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1977 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 495 US Highway 158 W, Yanceyville, NC 27379
- Phone
- (336) 694-9632
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 694-1207
- Medicaid ID
- 5903718 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060509000512); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eugene Everette Benfield 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 1977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
436 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost151 claims
- Simbrinza32 claims
- Rocklatan30 claims
- Timolol Maleate30 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 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: $113.25
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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
- Patty Vision Center OD PAMebane, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eugene Everette Benfield among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Eugene Everette Benfield, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Yanceyville
They are 1 of the 66 NPPES records with a practice address in Yanceyville, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Yanceyville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neill Bulakowski, O.D.Whitsett, NC 273771174709760
- Judith Spaeth, O.D.Whitsett, NC 273771821139965
- Frank Spaeth, ODWhitsett, NC 273771033102694
- Barry Kavanaugh, OD PAWest End, NC 273761124076856
- Carlyle HaywoodTroy, NC 273711144204579
- Russell Stone, ODWilson, NC 273931568414464
- Rutu Patel, ODThomasville, NC 273601285564658
- James Pope, O.D.Thomasville, NC 273601295733426
Common questions
What is Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D.'s NPI number?
Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851381289, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 495 US Highway 158 W, Yanceyville, NC, 27379. Phone: (336) 694-9632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1977, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eugene Everette Benfield, O.D. had 436 Medicare Part D claims for 114 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.