NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawrence Raymond Custer, OD

Optometrist · Myrtle Beach, SC

Lawrence Raymond Custer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1740406214, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina SC1237, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740406214
Name
Lawrence Raymond Custer
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
SC1237 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1512 Coastal Grand Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Phone
(843) 444-0090
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 444-0377
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $63.88

1 payment: entertainment; the largest payer was Optos, 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.

  1. Lawrence Custer$63.88
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lawrence Raymond Custer among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina

Lawrence Raymond Custer, 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 fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 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).

30 optometrist records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach

They are 30 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fouad Allouch, O.DMyrtle Beach, SC 295771972676203
  2. Richard Brooks, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295771902820228
  3. James Caruso, O.D., F.A.A.O.Myrtle Beach, SC 295771366721110
  4. Sean Cronauer, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295771770144651
  5. Lauri Graham, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295771730240151
  6. Barbara Horn, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295771124041298
  7. Stacey Krings Cronauer, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295771871154757
  8. Anthony Lowe, O.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295771528095841

Common questions

What is Lawrence Raymond Custer, OD's NPI number?

Lawrence Raymond Custer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740406214, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawrence Raymond Custer, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1512 Coastal Grand Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29577. Phone: (843) 444-0090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawrence Raymond Custer, OD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number SC1237, as entered by the provider. Search the South 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.