Katherine Elizabeth Hickman, OD
Optometrist · Myrtle Beach, SC
Katherine Elizabeth Hickman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1932094638, issued on Jun 11, 2025. Check the license (South Carolina 2540, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Elizabeth Hickman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2540 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3013 Newcastle Loop, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
- Phone
- (843) 215-5300
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2025
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250808002625); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3013 Newcastle Loop
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Mills, O.D.Optometrist1730149964
Verify Katherine Elizabeth Hickman 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 2540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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).
Katherine Elizabeth Hickman among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Katherine Elizabeth Hickman, OD 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 2025, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2025 · 96% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2025 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Bittner, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881518185180
- Sean McEntee, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295881134014830
- John Mills, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881730149964
- 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 Katherine Elizabeth Hickman, OD's NPI number?
Katherine Elizabeth Hickman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932094638, issued on Jun 11, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Elizabeth Hickman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3013 Newcastle Loop, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Phone: (843) 215-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Elizabeth Hickman, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2540, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.