James W. Freshwater, O.D.
Optometrist · Clemmons, NC
James W. Freshwater, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Clemmons, North Carolina, and NPI 1255499737, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1258, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James W. Freshwater
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1258 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6270 Towncenter Drive, Clemmons, NC 27012
- Phone
- (336) 712-4733
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 712-4704
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090928000188); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James W. Freshwater 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 1258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
338 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost181 claims
- Timolol Maleate42 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol24 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Restasis14 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: $176.38
8 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
- AE EyecareClemmons, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James W. Freshwater among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
James W. Freshwater, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Clemmons → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Baker, O.D.Clemmons, NC 270121487621280
- Carl Bollinger, O.D.Clemmons, NC 270121922159169
- Allison Lyerly, ODClemmons, NC 270121891121091
- Amy Buchanan Keene, O.D.Dobson, NC 270171114295789
- Danielle Jordan, O.D.Dobson, NC 270171386945699
- Terence Warren, ODDobson, NC 270171427016831
- Ellyn Johnson, ODAdvance, NC 270061386694917
- Christopher Owens, ODAdvance, NC 270061649221961
Common questions
What is James W. Freshwater, O.D.'s NPI number?
James W. Freshwater, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255499737, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James W. Freshwater, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6270 Towncenter Drive, Clemmons, NC, 27012. Phone: (336) 712-4733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James W. Freshwater, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1258, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James W. Freshwater, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James W. Freshwater, O.D. had 338 Medicare Part D claims for 88 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.