Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D.
Optometrist · Durham, NC
Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1861492381, issued on Jul 27, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1570, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Henry Mackowsky
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1570 NC
NC1570 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5450 New Hope Commons Dr, Durham, NC 27707
- Phone
- (919) 489-4653
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2022
- Fax
- (919) 489-2921
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111130000483); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5450 New Hope Commons Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Henry Mackowsky 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 1570Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $32.64
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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 Henry Mackowsky among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,060 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharon Barber, O.D.Durham, NC 277071386069599
- Henry Greene, O.D.Durham, NC 277071760478366
- Amorette Hanna, O.D.Durham, NC 277071154754810
- Anikah Hossain, ODDurham, NC 277071730021502
- Kevin Hoye, ODDurham, NC 277071225011570
- Urvi Joshi, O.D.Durham, NC 277071770725152
- Jeredine Kallon, ODDurham, NC 277071366165094
- Katherine Keaveney, O.D.Durham, NC 277071225228497
Common questions
What is Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861492381, issued on Jul 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5450 New Hope Commons Dr, Durham, NC, 27707. Phone: (919) 489-4653. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1570, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Henry Mackowsky, O.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims; 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.