Matthew Scott Edwards, OD
Optometrist · Ahoskie, NC
Matthew Scott Edwards, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Ahoskie, North Carolina, and NPI 1457787756, issued on Sep 18, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2326, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Scott Edwards
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2326 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1488 Memorial Dr E, Ahoskie, NC 27910
- Phone
- (252) 332-5618
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140502001886); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1488 Memorial Dr E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Edwards, ODOptometrist1073615688
Verify Matthew Scott Edwards 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 2326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,723 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost330 claims
- Tyrvaya265 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth168 claims
- Flarex116 claims
- Lumigan107 claims
- Fluorometholone91 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $635.08
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Matthew Scott Edwards among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Matthew Scott Edwards, 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Ahoskie → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Edwards, ODAhoskie, NC 279101073615688
- Brad Hauser, O.D.Ahoskie, NC 279101083690218
- Michael Baughan, ODElizabeth City, NC 279091275576282
- Eric Burns, O.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091477597029
- Gary Lehman, O.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091619916061
- Kenton Lilyquist, ODElizabeth City, NC 279091720025141
- Jill MonclaElizabeth City, NC 279091306665013
- Richard Randolph, O.D.Wilson, NC 278961982681706
Common questions
What is Matthew Scott Edwards, OD's NPI number?
Matthew Scott Edwards, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457787756, issued on Sep 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Scott Edwards, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1488 Memorial Dr E, Ahoskie, NC, 27910. Phone: (252) 332-5618. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Scott Edwards, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2326, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew Scott Edwards, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Scott Edwards, OD had 1,723 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Scott Edwards, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.