John Dail Matthews, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Greensboro, NC
John Dail Matthews, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1659375483, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 28666, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Dail Matthews
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 28666 NC
010132083 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1313 Carolina Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
- Phone
- (336) 272-2625
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 275-7507
- Medicaid ID
- 3954711 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041015000277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Dail Matthews in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 28666Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
985 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim203 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl200 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate179 claims
- Besivance142 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine127 claims
- Prolensa32 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: $246.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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
- Moses Cone Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Greensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Dail Matthews among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
John Dail Matthews, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Bevis, MDGreensboro, NC 274011598710923
- Sigmund Gould, MDGreensboro, NC 274011932128055
- Robert Groat, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011033135108
- Christopher Groat, MDGreensboro, NC 274011427347228
- Richard Groat, MDGreensboro, NC 274011497011274
- Harold Jacklin, MDGreensboro, NC 274011528001625
- Mark Shapiro, MDGreensboro, NC 274011861494437
- Karl Stonecipher, MDGreensboro, NC 274011427172246
Common questions
What is John Dail Matthews, MD's NPI number?
John Dail Matthews, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659375483, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Dail Matthews, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1313 Carolina Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 272-2625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Dail Matthews, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 28666, 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 Dail Matthews, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Dail Matthews, MD had 985 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.