Margaret Fern Powell, OD
Optometrist · Spartanburg, SC
Margaret Fern Powell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1891799854, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 962, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Fern Powell
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 962 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 N Dean St, Spartanburg, SC 29302
- Phone
- (864) 583-3125
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 542-1367
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110412000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 180 N Dean St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Nelson, ODOptometrist1295392967
- Rachelle Penka, ODOptometrist1437315934
- Jay Shelley, ODOptometrist1477557403
- Richard Sprouse, ODOptometrist1548264575
- William Younger, ODOptometrist1528063682
Verify Margaret Fern Powell 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 962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
772 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost276 claims
- Timolol Maleate76 claims
- Restasis41 claims
- Xiidra41 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone38 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol32 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $162.22
5 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
- Carolina Vision Associates LLCGaffney, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret Fern Powell among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Margaret Fern Powell, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 Spartanburg → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Louis Martin, ODSpartanburg, SC 293021922063940
- Lara Martin, O.D.Spartanburg, SC 293021518074392
- Eric Nelson, ODSpartanburg, SC 293021295392967
- Alva Pack, O.D. P.A.Spartanburg, SC 293021407811573
- Rachelle Penka, ODSpartanburg, SC 293021437315934
- Jay Shelley, ODSpartanburg, SC 293021477557403
- Richard Sprouse, ODSpartanburg, SC 293021548264575
- Jennifer Wilcox, O.D.Spartanburg, SC 293021174570568
Common questions
What is Margaret Fern Powell, OD's NPI number?
Margaret Fern Powell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891799854, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Fern Powell, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 N Dean St, Spartanburg, SC, 29302. Phone: (864) 583-3125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Fern Powell, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 962, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Margaret Fern Powell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Fern Powell, OD had 772 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Margaret Fern Powell, OD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.