Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD
Optometrist · Fairmont, NC
Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fairmont, North Carolina, and NPI 1225039340, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 832, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lionel Nelson Chamberlain
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 832 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 204 Iona St, Fairmont, NC 28340
- Phone
- (910) 268-8316
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 628-5642
- Medicaid ID
- 8909145 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100811001088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1967
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 204 Iona St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Cureton, ODOptometrist1942201074
- Hal Herring, OD, PAOptometrist1053312181
- Samuel Johnson, O.D.Optometrist1962838565
Verify Lionel Nelson Chamberlain 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 832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
684 Medicare Part D claims for 155 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
- Latanoprost320 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate81 claims
- Lumigan50 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth37 claims
- Timolol Maleate32 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl22 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: $161.97
2 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
- Samuel D Johnson OD PLLCFairmont, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lionel Nelson Chamberlain among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1967 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Fairmont
They are 4 of the 50 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairmont, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Fairmont → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Cureton, ODFairmont, NC 283401942201074
- Hal Herring, OD, PAFairmont, NC 283401053312181
- Samuel Johnson, O.D.Fairmont, NC 283401962838565
- Mollie Glenn, O.D.Elizabethtown, NC 283371235149352
- Timothy Bass, ODDunn, NC 283341205353844
- Ahmed Said, ODDunn, NC 283341245251529
- Russell Warren, ODDunn, NC 283341699769752
- Hubert Warren, ODDunn, NC 283341881688943
Common questions
What is Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD's NPI number?
Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225039340, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 204 Iona St, Fairmont, NC, 28340. Phone: (910) 268-8316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 832, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lionel Nelson Chamberlain, OD had 684 Medicare Part D claims for 155 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.