Robert William Powelson
Optometrist · Shinnston, WV
Robert William Powelson is an optometrist with a practice address in Shinnston, West Virginia, and NPI 1619902822, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 763OD, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert William Powelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 763OD WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Pike St, Shinnston, WV 26431
- Phone
- (304) 592-1500
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 592-1343
- Medicaid ID
- 0150761000 WV
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert William Powelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 763ODCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 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.
Robert William Powelson among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Robert William Powelson is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 70% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Shinnston
They are 1 of the 100 NPPES records with a practice address in Shinnston, and 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Audia, O.D.Salem, WV 264261679535777
- Michelle Wickline, O.D.Salem, WV 264261174521850
- Stanley Toompas, O.D.Philippi, WV 264161023149937
- Gregory Brannon, O.D.Weston, WV 264521063578169
- Judith Brannon, O.D.Weston, WV 264521699831792
- Daniel Farnsworth, ODWeston, WV 264521952385536
- Melissa Diamond, O.D.Morgantown, WV 265011568897890
- Alicia Hanna, O.D.Morgantown, WV 265011669584751
Common questions
What is Robert William Powelson's NPI number?
Robert William Powelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619902822, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert William Powelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Pike St, Shinnston, WV, 26431. Phone: (304) 592-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert William Powelson's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 763OD, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert William Powelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert William Powelson had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.