Henry Lavern Franklin, OD
Optometrist · Walterboro, SC
Henry Lavern Franklin, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Walterboro, South Carolina, and NPI 1710051131, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 630, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Henry Lavern Franklin
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 630 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1112 Hampton Street, Walterboro, SC 29488
- Phone
- (843) 579-6636
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 218933 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110105001083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Henry Lavern Franklin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 630Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost146 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Bergelt Optometric LLCSumter, SC
- Eyes Over Carolina PCSumter, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Henry Lavern Franklin among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Henry Lavern Franklin, OD is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Walterboro
They are 7 of the 309 NPPES records with a practice address in Walterboro, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Dubin, O.D.Walterboro, SC 294881720036759
- Jared Fisher, O.D.Walterboro, SC 294881194749655
- Clara Lee, ODWalterboro, SC 294881457195323
- Brandon MarshallWalterboro, SC 294881154830743
- Sarah Mastrorocco, ODWalterboro, SC 294881104560523
- Matthew Rollins, O.D.Walterboro, SC 294881992075139
- Olivia Chapman, O.D.Summerville, SC 294861538519038
- Larissa Simkin, ODSummerville, SC 294861851132609
Common questions
What is Henry Lavern Franklin, OD's NPI number?
Henry Lavern Franklin, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710051131, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Henry Lavern Franklin, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1112 Hampton Street, Walterboro, SC, 29488. Phone: (843) 579-6636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Henry Lavern Franklin, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 630, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Henry Lavern Franklin, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Henry Lavern Franklin, OD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.