Richard Gardner, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbia, SC
Richard Gardner, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1164459228, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1240, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Gardner
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1240 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 332 Old Woodlands RD, Columbia, SC 29209
- Phone
- (541) 601-7212
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Gardner 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 1240Check 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: $146.75
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Richard Gardner among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Richard Gardner, 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 fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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
- Michelle Brown, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091962851105
- Gerald Cohen, ODColumbia, SC 292091073690442
- Bettina Gary, ODColumbia, SC 292091003056656
- Patricia Griner, ODColumbia, SC 292091740805548
- Janine Henry, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091538509674
- Monica Jezior, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091659754190
- Christian Jordan, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091417153644
- Erin Lutley, ODColumbia, SC 292091457976805
Common questions
What is Richard Gardner, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Gardner, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164459228, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Gardner, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 332 Old Woodlands RD, Columbia, SC, 29209. Phone: (541) 601-7212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Gardner, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1240, 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.