Molly Kay Palmer, OD
Optometrist · Columbia, SC
Molly Kay Palmer, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1457108516, issued on May 6, 2024. Check the license (South Carolina 2479, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Molly Kay Palmer
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2479 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1920 Pickens St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 779-3070
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2024
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2025
- Fax
- (803) 771-7639
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250519002756); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1920 Pickens St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Molly Kay Palmer 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 2479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $285.06
3 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
- Columbia Eye Clinic PAColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Molly Kay Palmer among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Molly Kay Palmer, 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 2024, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Columbia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter BerryColumbia, SC 292011609285006
- Peter Candela, ODColumbia, SC 292011689638405
- Kendria Cartledge, ODColumbia, SC 292011114245081
- Zack Clarkson, ODColumbia, SC 292011356333413
- Jennifer Kane, O.D.Columbia, SC 292011578529996
- Clarence Loftis, O.D.Columbia, SC 292011518925791
- Dorothy Park, ODColumbia, SC 292011932183852
- Patrick Vollmer, O.D.Columbia, SC 292011952784928
Common questions
What is Molly Kay Palmer, OD's NPI number?
Molly Kay Palmer, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457108516, issued on May 6, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Molly Kay Palmer, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1920 Pickens St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 779-3070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Molly Kay Palmer, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2479, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.