Robert Bruce King, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbia, SC
Robert Bruce King, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1609257278, issued on Jun 9, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 1876, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Bruce King
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1876 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7455 Irmo Dr, Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone
- (803) 781-2212
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2022
- Fax
- (803) 233-2883
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160927001260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Bruce King 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 1876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
417 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost213 claims
- Timolol Maleate104 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate30 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: $177.72
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
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 Bruce King among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Robert Bruce King, 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 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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
- John Brinkley, ODColumbia, SC 292121952365702
- Alexis Broussard, ODColumbia, SC 292121003393539
- Justin Campbell, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121568510485
- Matthew Daniels, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121962797357
- Valerie GalloColumbia, SC 292121639607930
- Jason Hales, ODColumbia, SC 292121356339378
- Nathaniel Jensen, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121255411211
- Robert Kriegshaber, O.D.Columbia, SC 292121467410696
Common questions
What is Robert Bruce King, O.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Bruce King, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609257278, issued on Jun 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Bruce King, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7455 Irmo Dr, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 781-2212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Bruce King, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1876, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Bruce King, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Bruce King, O.D. had 417 Medicare Part D claims for 95 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.