Ray Craig Whetstone, OD
Optometrist · Naples, FL
Ray Craig Whetstone, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Naples, Florida, and NPI 1124142047, issued on Mar 17, 2007. Check the license (Florida OPC0002801, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ray Craig Whetstone
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC0002801 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2640 Golden Gate Pkwy Ste 113, Naples, FL 34105
- Phone
- (954) 298-8644
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2022
- Fax
- (239) 908-0755
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040603000900); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ray Craig Whetstone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC0002801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
403 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost157 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone75 claims
- Timolol Maleate31 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate22 claims
- Lumigan18 claims
- Simbrinza14 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): 100 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: $344.68
10 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
- Cape Coral Eye Center PACape Coral, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ray Craig Whetstone among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Ray Craig Whetstone, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in Naples → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Veronique Edward, ODNaples, FL 341041982264974
- Marylou Kircher-Carbone, O.D.Naples, FL 341041578536637
- Frederick Brown, ODNaples, FL 341031962431478
- Eric Di Nunzio, ODNaples, FL 341031356116511
- Candace Ellis, O.D.Naples, FL 341031902266455
- Jason Eugenides, O.D.Naples, FL 341031265574578
- Jenna GetmanNaples, FL 341031578311791
- Virgil McClintic, O.D.Naples, FL 341031558485037
Common questions
What is Ray Craig Whetstone, OD's NPI number?
Ray Craig Whetstone, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124142047, issued on Mar 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ray Craig Whetstone, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2640 Golden Gate Pkwy Ste 113, Naples, FL, 34105. Phone: (954) 298-8644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ray Craig Whetstone, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC0002801, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ray Craig Whetstone, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ray Craig Whetstone, OD had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ray Craig Whetstone, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.