Laura Belka, OD
Optometrist · Bluffton, SC
Laura Belka, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bluffton, South Carolina, and NPI 1912034273, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1429, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Belka
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1429 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 William Pope Dr Ste 6, Bluffton, SC 29909
- Phone
- (843) 842-2020
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2024
- Fax
- (843) 705-1512
- Medicaid ID
- D14296 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070801000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 10 William Pope Dr Ste 6
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Vincent Deninis, ODOptometrist1730660846
Verify Laura Belka 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 1429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
251 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost137 claims
- Timolol Maleate36 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 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: $122.39
2 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
- Carolina Eyecare Physicians LLCBluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Belka among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Laura Belka, 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
20 optometrist records list a practice address in Bluffton
They are 20 of the 820 NPPES records with a practice address in Bluffton, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Bluffton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vincent Deninis, ODBluffton, SC 299091730660846
- Bart Depascale, ODBluffton, SC 299091457357436
- Susan Disario, ODBluffton, SC 299091760445449
- Rachel Engelbarts, O.D.Bluffton, SC 299091396158259
- Kimberly Hinson, ODBluffton, SC 299091508820721
- Steven Milella, ODBluffton, SC 299091679654180
- Bari Miller, ODOkatie, SC 299091346357423
- Kevin Barrows, O.D.Bluffton, SC 299101336118918
Common questions
What is Laura Belka, OD's NPI number?
Laura Belka, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912034273, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Belka, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 William Pope Dr Ste 6, Bluffton, SC, 29909. Phone: (843) 842-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Belka, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1429, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Belka, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Belka, OD had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.