NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Optometrist NPI 1538200498 O.D.
Verify on CMS → Gregory Hicks, O.D.
Optometrist in Sandusky, Ohio.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 61,426 in Optometrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
455
Medicare Part D claims · 108 beneficiaries · Optometrist avg: 279
Generic prescribing
77%
generic claims · 23% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$106.75
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Gregory Hicks, O.D. filed 455 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Optometrist in Sandusky, Ohio, prescribing 77% generic.
- 455
- Part D claims, 2024
- 77%
- generic prescribing
- $106.75
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥61st
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Gregory Hicks, O.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1538200498), first enumerated 02/12/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 455 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$106.75 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Ohio statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: OMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1538200498 · Optometrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1538200498
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MEGA 61K Optometrist
- RX-LIGHT 455
- BOOK-LIGHT 2,379 in Ohio
- PHOTO-ENUM Anthony Pham, O.D. · 2007
Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
455 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Gregory Hicks, O.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Optometrist
Medicare Part D claims
455 63% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Ohio
How Optometrist compares to other specialties among Ohio providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Optometrist. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1538200498 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Optometrist |
| Credentials | O.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/12/2007 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Gregory Hicks, O.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Aeg Ohio Professional PC
Sandusky, OH
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Gregory Hicks, O.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$107
Largest payer
CooperVision Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Gregory Hicks, O.D.. To verify Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
158
Total board actions, Ohio 2023
Across 154 cases
3.29
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Ohio statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
56 cases
OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Gregory Hicks, O.D. - brand share 23.0%
Optometrist average
23% brand-name claims vs 77% generic, on 455 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
455
Total Claims
$44K
Total Drug Cost
108
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 883.333
- Total Day Supply
- 24,910
- Brand vs Generic
- 23% brand / 77% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $36K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.31
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Gregory Hicks, O.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
172 claims
- Timolol Maleate
Timolol Maleate
106 claims
- Lumigan 32
Lumigan
32 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate 20
Brimonidine Tartrate
20 claims
- Brimonidine Tartra… 18
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol
18 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin… 16
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
16 claims
- Moxifloxacin 13
Moxifloxacin
13 claims
- Combigan 11
Combigan
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 172 |
| Timolol Maleate | 106 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 32 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 20 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 18 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 16 |
| Moxifloxacin Moxifloxacin Hcl | 13 |
| Combigan Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 11 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Optometrist Overview
How Gregory Hicks, O.D. fits within the Optometrist landscape nationally.
61,426
Optometrist Providers in US
56
States with Optometrist
279
Avg Claims per Provider
Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s 455 claims are above the specialty average of 279.
Nationwide Optometrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Hicks, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Optometrist Providers in Ohio
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hicks.
One of 2,379 Optometrist providers enrolled in Ohio, 5 are shown here.
Saif Abdulameer
Blue Ash, OH
Dr. Nicole Abrashoff
O.D.
Chillicothe, OH
Dr. Thomas Abruzzi
O.D.
Warren, OH
Dr. Laird Ackerson
O.D.
Hilliard, OH
Dr. Kaitlin Ackinclose
OD
Cincinnati, OH
Compare Optometrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s specialty? ▼
Gregory Hicks, O.D. specializes in Optometrist and practices in Sandusky, Ohio. Credentials: O.D..
How much does Gregory Hicks, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Gregory Hicks, O.D. wrote 455 Medicare Part D claims totaling $44K in drug costs for 108 beneficiaries.
Where is Gregory Hicks, O.D. located? ▼
Gregory Hicks, O.D. is located at 2331 COLUMBUS AVE, Sandusky, OH, 44870. Phone: (419) 626-0272.
What is Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538200498, issued on 02/12/2007.
Does Gregory Hicks, O.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s prescribing is 23% brand-name and 77% generic drugs by claim count, with $36K in brand drug costs.
How many Optometrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 61,426 Optometrist providers across 56 states in the US. The average Optometrist provider writes 279 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Gregory Hicks, O.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate, Lumigan. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Gregory Hicks, O.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Gregory Hicks, O.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 455 Part D claims and 108 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s credentials? ▼
Gregory Hicks, O.D.'s NPI is 1538200498 with credentials O.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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