Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD
Optometrist · Henrico, VA
Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Henrico, Virginia, and NPI 1831287358, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618000199, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonard Brinkley Whiteside
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000199 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12018 W Broad St, Henrico, VA 23233
- Phone
- (804) 287-1380
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 287-1384
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040817000630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12018 W Broad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leonard Brinkley Whiteside in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone20 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Virginia, PLLCHenrico, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonard Brinkley Whiteside among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Henrico → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charline Anselme, O.D.Richmond, VA 232331225262686
- Joseph Droter, O.D.Richmond, VA 232331174503544
- Brianna Easton, ODHenrico, VA 232331538736947
- Shawn Hobbs, ODHenrico, VA 232331295720019
- Robert Levy, O.D.Richmond, VA 232331578506663
- Eileen McGill, ODRichmond, VA 232331790953594
- Jonathan Noble, O.D.Henrico, VA 232331639126600
- Anthony Palesis, ODRichmond, VA 232331730703463
Common questions
What is Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD's NPI number?
Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831287358, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12018 W Broad St, Henrico, VA, 23233. Phone: (804) 287-1380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000199, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonard Brinkley Whiteside, OD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.