James Freddie Hill, O.D.
Optometrist · Charleston, SC
James Freddie Hill, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1639306053, issued on Jun 11, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 1669, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Freddie Hill
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1669 SC
1813DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120310000032); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Freddie Hill 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 1669Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
423 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost172 claims
- Timolol Maleate36 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate32 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Azelastine Hcl22 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol22 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: $491.36
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Freddie Hill among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
James Freddie Hill, O.D. 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 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Black, ODCharleston, SC 294251003828534
- Emily Deng, ODCharleston, SC 294251336998095
- Amber Egbert, O.D.Charleston, SC 294251578018966
- Stephen Morse, ODCharleston, SC 294251497767818
- Kristen Tinkler, O.D.Charleston, SC 294251467766220
- Jeremy Walz, O.D.Charleston, SC 294251881917979
- Hannah Cornelia, ODNorth Charleston, SC 294201699335182
- Brett McNamara, O.D.North Charleston, SC 294201689979833
Common questions
What is James Freddie Hill, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Freddie Hill, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639306053, issued on Jun 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Freddie Hill, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Freddie Hill, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1669, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Freddie Hill, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Freddie Hill, O.D. had 423 Medicare Part D claims for 138 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.