Nicole Piatt Apple, OD
Optometrist · Southern Pines, NC
Nicole Piatt Apple, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and NPI 1679821235, issued on Aug 29, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2300, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Piatt Apple
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2300 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC 28387
- Phone
- (910) 295-2100
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2023
- Fax
- (910) 295-3625
- Medicaid ID
- 1679821235 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121115000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2170 Midland RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arghavan Almony, MDOphthalmology Physician1558465278
- Andrew Apple, ODOptometrist1639428154
- Karen Ashley, MDOphthalmology Physician1285130856
- Steven Carter, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841265774
- Traci Dolbeer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1952675480
- Janice Ellstrom, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033247903
Verify Nicole Piatt Apple 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 2300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,770 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost518 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate156 claims
- Restasis124 claims
- Timolol Maleate115 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol84 claims
- Lumigan76 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $143.46
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
- Carolina Eye Associates IncSouthern Pines, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Piatt Apple among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Nicole Piatt Apple, 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 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Southern Pines
They are 10 of the 619 NPPES records with a practice address in Southern Pines, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southern Pines → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Apple, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871639428154
- Lianna Ballentine, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871780107318
- Joelle Fisher, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871275223240
- Eric Fogleman, O.D.Southern Pines, NC 283871144271222
- Pressley Hales, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871891427647
- Joey Harris, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871457486854
- Cody Hicks, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871609555754
- John Miller, ODSouthern Pines, NC 283871710968805
Common questions
What is Nicole Piatt Apple, OD's NPI number?
Nicole Piatt Apple, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679821235, issued on Aug 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Piatt Apple, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC, 28387. Phone: (910) 295-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Piatt Apple, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2300, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Piatt Apple, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Piatt Apple, OD had 1,770 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Piatt Apple, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.