Richard Scott Groat, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Richard Scott Groat, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1497011274, issued on Apr 6, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01857, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Scott Groat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2016-01857 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1317 N Elm St Ste 4, Greensboro, NC 27401
- Phone
- (336) 378-1442
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 378-1970
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161005002277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Scott Groat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01857Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,702 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost481 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate210 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine193 claims
- Ofloxacin175 claims
- Timolol Maleate160 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol109 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: $341.27
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Groat Eyecare Associates, P.A.Greensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Scott Groat among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Richard Scott Groat, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North 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 2012, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Bevis, MDGreensboro, NC 274011598710923
- Sigmund Gould, MDGreensboro, NC 274011932128055
- Robert Groat, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011033135108
- Christopher Groat, MDGreensboro, NC 274011427347228
- Harold Jacklin, MDGreensboro, NC 274011528001625
- John Matthews, MDGreensboro, NC 274011659375483
- Mark Shapiro, MDGreensboro, NC 274011861494437
- Karl Stonecipher, MDGreensboro, NC 274011427172246
Common questions
What is Richard Scott Groat, MD's NPI number?
Richard Scott Groat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497011274, issued on Apr 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Scott Groat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1317 N Elm St Ste 4, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 378-1442. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Scott Groat, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01857, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Scott Groat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Scott Groat, MD had 1,702 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.