Kristel Whitley Causby, OD
Optometrist · Clyde, NC
Kristel Whitley Causby, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Clyde, North Carolina, and NPI 1225023310, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1595, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristel Whitley Causby
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1595 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 486 Hospital Dr, Clyde, NC 28721
- Phone
- (828) 452-5816
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 452-0373
- Medicaid ID
- 890909F NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100804001259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 486 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kristel Whitley Causby 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 1595Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
600 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost291 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth62 claims
- Erythromycin58 claims
- Timolol Maleate35 claims
- Moxifloxacin25 claims
- Restasis21 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: $37.20
2 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
- Mountain Eye Associates PLLCClyde, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kristel Whitley Causby, OD's NPI number?
Kristel Whitley Causby, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225023310, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristel Whitley Causby, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 486 Hospital Dr, Clyde, NC, 28721. Phone: (828) 452-5816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristel Whitley Causby, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1595, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristel Whitley Causby, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristel Whitley Causby, OD had 600 Medicare Part D claims for 190 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.