Katie Creech Hickman, O.D.
Optometrist · Cheraw, SC
Katie Creech Hickman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cheraw, South Carolina, and NPI 1083993323, issued on Aug 4, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina OPT.1670 OPT, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katie Creech Hickman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.1670 OPT SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 705 Chesterfield Hwy, Cheraw, SC 29520
- Phone
- (843) 537-7711
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 537-9582
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120319000579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katie Creech 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 OPT.1670 OPTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,902 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost560 claims
- Vyzulta218 claims
- Lumigan206 claims
- Timolol Maleate201 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol135 claims
- Restasis109 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $611.06
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Albemarle Eye Center PLLCElizabeth City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katie Creech Hickman among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Katie Creech Hickman, 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 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Cheraw
They are 3 of the 114 NPPES records with a practice address in Cheraw, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Cheraw → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kay Bullard, O.D.Cheraw, SC 295201184762213
- Richard Owens, O.D.Cheraw, SC 295201124077276
- Alyxandria Danger, O.D.Conway, SC 295261316222169
- Diana James, ODConway, SC 295261306059704
- Hannah Lane, ODConway, SC 295261346860491
- James Vaught, ODConway, SC 295261124041371
- James Vaught, ODConway, SC 295261619224722
- Heather Vaught, ODConway, SC 295261235608951
Common questions
What is Katie Creech Hickman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Katie Creech Hickman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083993323, issued on Aug 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katie Creech Hickman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 Chesterfield Hwy, Cheraw, SC, 29520. Phone: (843) 537-7711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katie Creech Hickman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number OPT.1670 OPT, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katie Creech Hickman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katie Creech Hickman, O.D. had 1,902 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katie Creech Hickman, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.