James Rick Davis, O.D.
Optometrist · Newton, NC
James Rick Davis, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Newton, North Carolina, and NPI 1841292554, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina NC1219, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Rick Davis
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- NC1219 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 E A St, Newton, NC 28658
- Phone
- (828) 464-4136
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 464-6243
- Medicaid ID
- 8909031 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040408000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 110 E A St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Crystal Hefner, O.D.Optometrist1154311389
Verify James Rick Davis 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 NC1219Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
227 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost98 claims
- Timolol Maleate31 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone27 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth24 claims
- Restasis13 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: $81.63
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Newton Optometric Center, PLLCNewton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Rick Davis among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
James Rick Davis, 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
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Newton
They are 6 of the 199 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Newton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allen Bandy, O.D.Newton, NC 286581689768517
- Matthew Davis, O.D.Newton, NC 286581659707230
- Hannah Glenn, ODNewton, NC 286581033889787
- Crystal Hefner, O.D.Newton, NC 286581154311389
- Michael Watt, ODNewton, NC 286581922588961
- George McCarter, O.D.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591386732386
- Gary Nash, O.D.N Wilkesboro, NC 286591770562340
- Danny Payne, ODNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591336150093
Common questions
What is James Rick Davis, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Rick Davis, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841292554, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Rick Davis, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 E A St, Newton, NC, 28658. Phone: (828) 464-4136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Rick Davis, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC1219, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Rick Davis, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Rick Davis, O.D. had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 85 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.