Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D.
Optometrist · Sandusky, OH
Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sandusky, Ohio, and NPI 1538200498, issued on Feb 12, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 3742T188, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Willard Hicks
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3742T188 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2331 Columbus Ave, Sandusky, OH 44870
- Phone
- (419) 626-0272
- Enumerated
- Feb 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 626-1546
- Medicaid ID
- 0575855 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100614000779); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2331 Columbus Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gregory Willard Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 3742T188Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
455 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost172 claims
- Timolol Maleate106 claims
- Lumigan32 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol18 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 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: $106.75
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Aeg Ohio Professional PCSandusky, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory Willard Hicks among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D. is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 70% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Sandusky
They are 15 of the 1,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Sandusky, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
All 2,443 in Ohio → Every provider in Sandusky → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Balthaser, ODSandusky, OH 448701184770281
- Theresa Beals, ODSandusky, OH 448701972564185
- Karen Coates, O.D.Sandusky, OH 448701558417840
- Amy Drossman, O.D.Sandusky, OH 448701639555873
- Steven Eich, O.D.Sandusky, OH 448701346252491
- Brooke Elavsky, ODSandusky, OH 448701457913733
- Sophia Fotinos, O.D.Sandusky, OH 448701316385362
- Dale Novak, O.D.Sandusky, OH 448701801943014
Common questions
What is Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538200498, issued on Feb 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2331 Columbus Ave, Sandusky, OH, 44870. Phone: (419) 626-0272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 3742T188, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Willard Hicks, O.D. had 455 Medicare Part D claims for 108 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.