Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Anderson, SC
Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1952305211, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina SC1170, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Edwin Hopkins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- SC1170 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3319 N Main St, Anderson, SC 29621
- Phone
- (864) 261-3563
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050301000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest corneal and contact management optometrist records → All 12 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3319 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samantha Cote, ODOptometrist1063086163
Verify Joseph Edwin Hopkins 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 SC1170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Timolol Maleate13 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: $1,392.68
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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 2 group practices
- Anderson Eye Associates, PAAnderson, SC
- Hopkins Eye Center PAGreenville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Edwin Hopkins among 12 corneal and contact management optometrist records in South Carolina
Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D. is one of 12 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 12 corneal and contact management optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 12 in South Carolina → Every provider in Anderson → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Boston Perkins, O.D.Florence, SC 295011902357791
- Thomas Edewaard, O.D.Summerville, SC 294851417987512
- Norris Philbeck, ODMc Clellanville, SC 294581275608499
- William Allen, O.D.Charleston, SC 294141891876603
- Gary Appel, O.D.Charleston, SC 294071457431041
- Thomas Spitz, ODCharleston, SC 294071174677280
- Farah WiseBeaufort, SC 299021851350201
- Heber Sims, O.D.Spartanburg, SC 293011588661649
Common questions
What is Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952305211, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3319 N Main St, Anderson, SC, 29621. Phone: (864) 261-3563. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number SC1170, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Edwin Hopkins, O.D. had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.