Michael D. Fulford, O.D.
Optometrist · Aiken, SC
Michael D. Fulford, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Aiken, South Carolina, and NPI 1093734469, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 0517, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael D. Fulford
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0517 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 304 Laurens St NW, Aiken, SC 29801
- Phone
- (803) 649-9561
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 649-2664
- Medicaid ID
- DA9643 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090325000649); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Michael D. Fulford 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 0517Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
527 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost325 claims
- Timolol Maleate97 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Lumigan23 claims
- Erythromycin19 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl18 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: $140.61
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rural Health Services, Inc.Aiken, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael D. Fulford among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Michael D. Fulford, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Aiken → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clifton Boyd, O.D.Aiken, SC 298011659498897
- Lisa Drake, ODAiken, SC 298011518903426
- Regina Hamlin, O.D.Aiken, SC 298011366404824
- Cari Moore, ODAiken, SC 298011265572085
- Priya Patel, O.DAiken, SC 298011053543652
- Christopher Cutright, ODAiken, SC 298031497717433
- Rhett Richardson, ODAiken, SC 298031467414029
- Lori Roberts, O DAiken, SC 298031467435883
Common questions
What is Michael D. Fulford, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael D. Fulford, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093734469, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael D. Fulford, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 Laurens St NW, Aiken, SC, 29801. Phone: (803) 649-9561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael D. Fulford, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 0517, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael D. Fulford, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael D. Fulford, O.D. had 527 Medicare Part D claims for 92 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.