John L. Brinkley, OD
Optometrist · Columbia, SC
John L. Brinkley, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1952365702, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 656, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John L. Brinkley
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 656 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 360 Harbison Blvd, Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone
- (803) 732-8663
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 253936 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100924001135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 360 Harbison Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anna Moore, PHARMDPharmacist1598184160
- Susan MosierPharmacist1750791711
- Christopher Munnerlyn, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1689079915
Verify John L. Brinkley 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 656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
470 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost278 claims
- Timolol Maleate79 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol13 claims
- Combigan11 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 claims
- Erythromycin11 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: $789.34
7 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
- Focus Eye Care Center PCLeesville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John L. Brinkley among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
John L. Brinkley, 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
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Columbia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexis Broussard, ODColumbia, SC 292121003393539
- Justin Campbell, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121568510485
- Matthew Daniels, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121962797357
- Valerie GalloColumbia, SC 292121639607930
- Jason Hales, ODColumbia, SC 292121356339378
- Nathaniel Jensen, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121255411211
- Robert King, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121609257278
- Robert Kriegshaber, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121467410696
Common questions
What is John L. Brinkley, OD's NPI number?
John L. Brinkley, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952365702, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John L. Brinkley, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 360 Harbison Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 732-8663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John L. Brinkley, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 656, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John L. Brinkley, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John L. Brinkley, OD had 470 Medicare Part D claims for 139 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.