Paul M. Williston, O.C.
Optometrist · Gulfport, MS
Paul M. Williston, O.C. is an optometrist with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1689781619, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 765, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul M. Williston
- Credential
- O.C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 765 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12199 Highway 49, Gulfport, MS 39503
- Phone
- (228) 832-1832
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 832-5115
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061219000042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul M. Williston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 765Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost119 claims
- Timolol Maleate45 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth18 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 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: $145.56
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Belk Eye Clinic PAGulfport, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul M. Williston among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Paul M. Williston, O.C. is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Mississippi
There are 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Barker, O.D.Gulfport, MS 395031184797870
- Craig Belk, ODGulfport, MS 395031346211745
- Leonard MaiolatesiGulfport, MS 395031942406269
- Nha Ngo, ODGulfport, MS 395031316625379
- Jeffrey Perez, O.D.Gulfport, MS 395031467588400
- Hedy Walker, ODGulfport, MS 395031083660757
- Jay Fuller, O.D.Gulfport, MS 395071053667758
- Jon Marshall, O.D.Gulfport, MS 395071245386481
Common questions
What is Paul M. Williston, O.C.'s NPI number?
Paul M. Williston, O.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689781619, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul M. Williston, O.C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12199 Highway 49, Gulfport, MS, 39503. Phone: (228) 832-1832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul M. Williston, O.C.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 765, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul M. Williston, O.C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul M. Williston, O.C. had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.