Larry Golson, O.D.
Optometrist · Asheville, NC
Larry Golson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1437260403, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1890, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Larry Golson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1890 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 Charlotte St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 254-6757
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 254-6758
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080527000143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Larry Golson 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 1890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $223.14
3 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
- Envision Eyecare OD PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Larry Golson among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Larry Golson, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Asheville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Endry, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011710984323
- William Pope, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011154492759
- Greyson Ramos, ODAsheville, NC 288011972272474
- M Satterfield, ODAsheville, NC 288011417045535
- Jennifer Scurlock, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011528473667
- Cameron Steflik, ODAsheville, NC 288011790564466
- Benjamin Steger, ODAsheville, NC 288011629479811
- Stephanie Brien, ODAsheville, NC 288031720086093
Common questions
What is Larry Golson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Larry Golson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437260403, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Larry Golson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Charlotte St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 254-6757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Larry Golson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1890, as entered by the provider. Search the North 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.