Lauren Nesmith Metzler
Optometrist · Moncks Corner, SC
Lauren Nesmith Metzler is an optometrist with a practice address in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and NPI 1649966813, issued on Apr 12, 2023. Check the license (South Carolina 2411, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Nesmith Metzler
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2411 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 119 Foxbank Plantation Blvd Ste A, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
- Phone
- (843) 761-6485
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230712004007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Nesmith Metzler 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 2411Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 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: $13.09
1 payment: 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
- Plantation Eyecare Dba/tricounty Eye AssociatesMoncks Corner, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Nesmith Metzler among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Lauren Nesmith Metzler 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Moncks Corner → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Appel, O.D.Moncks Corner, SC 294611780770941
- Kelley Perkins, ODMoncks Corner, SC 294611588760995
- Sara Restuccio, ODMoncks Corner, SC 294611972242774
- Jason Thomason, ODMoncks Corner, SC 294611760080824
- Michael Criswell, O.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641932129111
- David Eulau, O.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641609858398
- Catherine Kister, O.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641750301933
- James Majors, ODMount Pleasant, SC 294641497716153
Common questions
What is Lauren Nesmith Metzler's NPI number?
Lauren Nesmith Metzler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649966813, issued on Apr 12, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Nesmith Metzler located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 Foxbank Plantation Blvd Ste A, Moncks Corner, SC, 29461. Phone: (843) 761-6485. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Nesmith Metzler's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2411, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Nesmith Metzler prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Nesmith Metzler had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.