George Sherman Thurmond, OD
Optometrist · Greensboro, NC
George Sherman Thurmond, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1255312963, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1402, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Sherman Thurmond
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1402 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5500 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410
- Phone
- (336) 292-4516
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 292-5706
- Medicaid ID
- 890991K NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101209001000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5500 W Friendly Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rhonda Thurmond, ODOptometrist1023203130
- Craig Wood, O.D.Optometrist1932125424
Verify George Sherman Thurmond 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 1402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
510 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost284 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol61 claims
- Timolol Maleate59 claims
- Travoprost33 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 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: $82.95
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Star Optometry NC PLLCBurlington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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 Greensboro →
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- John Adams, ODLumberton, NC1528131943
- Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC1649241753
- William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC1821056052
- William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC1497826986
- Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC1700892031
- Allan Adkins, O.D.High Point, NC1285686857
- Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871548677
- Ji Young Ahn, ODBurlington, NC1215713466
Common questions
What is George Sherman Thurmond, OD's NPI number?
George Sherman Thurmond, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255312963, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Sherman Thurmond, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5500 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC, 27410. Phone: (336) 292-4516. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Sherman Thurmond, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1402, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does George Sherman Thurmond, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Sherman Thurmond, OD had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 126 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.