Joshua Scott Sikes, OD
Optometrist · Chapel Hill, NC
Joshua Scott Sikes, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1003149113, issued on Sep 9, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2174, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Scott Sikes
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2174 NC
703 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 S Elliott RD, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Phone
- (919) 968-4774
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 492-5291
- Medicaid ID
- 5914407 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100105000479); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 235 S Elliott RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Carstens, ODOptometrist1376594606
- Laurel Gropper, ODOptometrist1083665301
Verify Joshua Scott Sikes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost39 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone28 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate19 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 claims
- Ofloxacin12 claims
- Azithromycin11 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: $108.52
4 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
- Chapel Hill Eyecare OD PLLCChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Scott Sikes among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Joshua Scott Sikes, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141871548677
- Meredith Canterbury, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141396078390
- Michael Carstens, ODChapel Hill, NC 275141376594606
- Thomas Costabile, ODChapel Hill, NC 275141538247549
- Laurel Gropper, ODChapel Hill, NC 275141083665301
- Uwe Canting, O.D.Cary, NC 275131881684868
- Katherine Coats, ODCary, NC 275131184638611
- Megan Dantini, O.D.Cary, NC 275131104054964
Common questions
What is Joshua Scott Sikes, OD's NPI number?
Joshua Scott Sikes, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003149113, issued on Sep 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Scott Sikes, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 S Elliott RD, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (919) 968-4774. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Scott Sikes, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2174, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Scott Sikes, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Scott Sikes, OD had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.