John Michael Mills, O.D.
Optometrist · Myrtle Beach, SC
John Michael Mills, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1730149964, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1324, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Michael Mills
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1324 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3013 Newcastle Loop, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
- Phone
- (843) 215-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2023
- Fax
- (843) 215-5310
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071116000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3013 Newcastle Loop
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katherine Hickman, ODOptometrist1932094638
Verify John Michael Mills 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 1324Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
458 Medicare Part D claims for 193 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
- Latanoprost196 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth52 claims
- Restasis39 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate36 claims
- Cyclosporine21 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: $130.35
2 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
- Inlet Optometric Eycare, Inc.Myrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Michael Mills among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
John Michael Mills, 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 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
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach
They are 30 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Myrtle Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Bittner, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881518185180
- Katherine Hickman, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881932094638
- Sean McEntee, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881134014830
- Robert Williams, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881417933078
- Ryan Williams, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881750677951
- Carla Blankenship, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851831166107
- Ben Clark, ODPalweys Island, SC 295851487626743
- Crystal Franklin, O.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851518150374
Common questions
What is John Michael Mills, O.D.'s NPI number?
John Michael Mills, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730149964, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Michael Mills, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3013 Newcastle Loop, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Phone: (843) 215-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Michael Mills, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1324, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Michael Mills, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Michael Mills, O.D. had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 193 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.