Matthew Wade Bickford, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Boiling Springs, SC
Matthew Wade Bickford, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, and NPI 1750841383, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina LL82611, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Wade Bickford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- LL82611 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 Boiling Springs RD, Boiling Springs, SC 29316
- Phone
- (864) 505-6060
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240423003267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1520 Boiling Springs RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Brice Dille, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1437151990
- Todd Gwin, MDOphthalmology Physician1225030208
- Billy Haguewood, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1992708135
- Karen Wickliffe-Keisler, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1235333634
Verify Matthew Wade Bickford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL82611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
481 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate102 claims
- Latanoprost54 claims
- Erythromycin43 claims
- Moxifloxacin41 claims
- Valacyclovir28 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine20 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: $579.89
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Palmetto Eye And Laser Center LLCBoiling Springs, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Wade Bickford among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
Matthew Wade Bickford, MD is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Boiling Springs
They are 6 of the 173 NPPES records with a practice address in Boiling Springs, and 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
All 329 in South Carolina → Every provider in Boiling Springs → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jake Bostrom, M.D.Boiling Springs, SC 293161295886125
- Brice Dille, M.D.Boiling Springs, SC 293161437151990
- Todd Gwin, MDBoiling Springs, SC 293161225030208
- Billy Haguewood, M.D.Boiling Springs, SC 293161992708135
- Karen Wickliffe-Keisler, M.D.Boiling Springs, SC 293161235333634
- Michael Holmes, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293071063415214
- Samuel Montgomery, M.D.Clinton, SC 293251467488551
- Harvard Riddle, M.D.Clinton, SC 293251134155955
Common questions
What is Matthew Wade Bickford, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Wade Bickford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750841383, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Wade Bickford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 Boiling Springs RD, Boiling Springs, SC, 29316. Phone: (864) 505-6060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Wade Bickford, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL82611, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Wade Bickford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Wade Bickford, MD had 481 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.