John Wesley French, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Southern Pines, NC
John Wesley French, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and NPI 1366649345, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-00451, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Wesley French
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 2012-00451 NC
MMD.29951 MD SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC 28387
- Phone
- (910) 295-2100
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2024
- Fax
- (910) 295-3625
- Medicaid ID
- 1366649345 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120816000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2170 Midland RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Wesley French in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-00451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,010 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate950 claims
- Ofloxacin425 claims
- Valacyclovir86 claims
- Moxifloxacin63 claims
- Fluorometholone60 claims
- Latanoprost56 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): 77.6 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: $740.64
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Carolina Eye Associates IncDunn, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Wesley French among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
John Wesley French, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North 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 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Southern Pines
They are 17 of the 619 NPPES records with a practice address in Southern Pines, and 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southern Pines → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arghavan Almony, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871558465278
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- Anna Fakadej, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871932190261
- Winston Garris, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871083857015
- Zeina Haddad, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871821251802
- Daniel Messner, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871396736617
- Tarra Millender, M.D.Southern Pines, NC 283871033242581
- Gregory Mincey, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871518958842
Common questions
What is John Wesley French, MD's NPI number?
John Wesley French, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366649345, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Wesley French, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC, 28387. Phone: (910) 295-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Wesley French, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-00451, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Wesley French, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Wesley French, MD had 2,010 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Wesley French, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 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.