James Ross Huggins, OD
Optometrist · Benson, NC
James Ross Huggins, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Benson, North Carolina, and NPI 1386263713, issued on Apr 15, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2663, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ross Huggins
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2663 NC
2167 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 113 W Main St, Benson, NC 27504
- Phone
- (919) 894-7579
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 894-4674
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220210002836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 113 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Athy, ODOptometrist1457222689
- McKinley JohnsonOptometrist1053282285
- Mary Elizabeth Massengill, ODOptometrist1588277735
- Roy Raynor, ODOptometrist1396793477
Verify James Ross Huggins 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 2663Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
874 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost409 claims
- Lumigan108 claims
- Timolol Maleate70 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol54 claims
- Restasis38 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone29 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $323.50
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Pec Optometry Group PAClinton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ross Huggins among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
James Ross Huggins, OD 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 2020, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Benson
They are 7 of the 122 NPPES records with a practice address in Benson, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Benson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC 275041821056052
- James Athy, ODBenson, NC 275041457222689
- Millie Johnson, O.D.Benson, NC 275041184682312
- McKinley JohnsonBenson, NC 275041053282285
- Mary Elizabeth Massengill, ODBenson, NC 275041588277735
- Roy Raynor, ODBenson, NC 275041396793477
- Annie Bollenbecker, ODApex, NC 275021104602598
- Darren Hilburn, O.D.Apex, NC 275021043211709
Common questions
What is James Ross Huggins, OD's NPI number?
James Ross Huggins, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386263713, issued on Apr 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ross Huggins, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 113 W Main St, Benson, NC, 27504. Phone: (919) 894-7579. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ross Huggins, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2663, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Ross Huggins, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ross Huggins, OD had 874 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Ross Huggins, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.