Robert Wade Branch
Optometrist · Chapin, SC
Robert Wade Branch is an optometrist with a practice address in Chapin, South Carolina, and NPI 1154381101, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 609, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Wade Branch
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 609 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 506 Old Lexington Hwy, Chapin, SC 29036
- Phone
- (803) 345-3170
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 233-2882
- Medicaid ID
- D06090 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111206000235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Wade Branch 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 609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
736 Medicare Part D claims for 183 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
- Latanoprost201 claims
- Lumigan80 claims
- Timolol Maleate67 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate59 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol49 claims
- Restasis41 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: $1,079.89
21 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
- Eye Care Associates OF SC LLCMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Wade Branch among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Robert Wade Branch 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 fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Chapin
They are 3 of the 224 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapin, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Chapin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Kayekjian, ODChapin, SC 290361992912935
- Karen Wint, O.D.Chapin, SC 290361124231105
- Julianne Kleckley, ODCayce, SC 290331881689263
- James Eddis, ODCamden, SC 290201285717835
- William Moore, ODCamden, SC 290201942252721
- Sara Beaver, ODBlythewood, SC 290161144669904
- Jennifer Camp, O.D.Blythewood, SC 290161083604664
- Ashley Smith, ODBlythewood, SC 290161578055943
Common questions
What is Robert Wade Branch's NPI number?
Robert Wade Branch's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154381101, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Wade Branch located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 Old Lexington Hwy, Chapin, SC, 29036. Phone: (803) 345-3170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Wade Branch's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 609, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Wade Branch prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Wade Branch had 736 Medicare Part D claims for 183 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.