Robert Houghteling
Optometrist · Kingsland, GA
Robert Houghteling is an optometrist with a practice address in Kingsland, Georgia, and NPI 1831257047, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia GA001500, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Houghteling
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- GA001500 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 GA Highway 40 E Ste N, Kingsland, GA 31548
- Phone
- (912) 729-8300
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120810000579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Houghteling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license GA001500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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: $2,333.67
14 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.
Robert Houghteling among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Robert Houghteling is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Kingsland
They are 6 of the 194 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsland, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Kingsland → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Anderson, O.D.Kingsland, GA 315481063601128
- Katie Boeskool, O.D.Kingsland, GA 315481437522364
- David Eghigian, O.D.Kingsland, GA 315481467459057
- Anthony Weaver, O.D.Kingsland, GA 315481013349745
- Julie Wright, O.D.Kingsland, GA 315481457314320
- Kreslyn Odum, ODJesup, GA 315451093778656
- James Thomas, O.D.Jesup, GA 315451427123405
- Michael Mason, ODHazlehurst, GA 315391982686564
Common questions
What is Robert Houghteling's NPI number?
Robert Houghteling's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831257047, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Houghteling located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 GA Highway 40 E Ste N, Kingsland, GA, 31548. Phone: (912) 729-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Houghteling's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number GA001500, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Houghteling prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Houghteling had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.