Ryan Wirkus, OD
Optometrist · Monroe, NC
Ryan Wirkus, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Monroe, North Carolina, and NPI 1265927040, issued on Jun 25, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2545, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Wirkus
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2545 NC
2076 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1007 Skyway Dr, Monroe, NC 28110
- Phone
- (704) 289-1547
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2023
- Fax
- (704) 291-9441
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190422001675); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1007 Skyway Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kevin Hart, O.D.Optometrist1457745838
- Joel Penegar, O.D.Optometrist1598944845
Verify Ryan Wirkus 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 2545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of 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: $517.12
18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- David Wichnoski, O.D. , P.ACharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Wirkus among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Ryan Wirkus, OD 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Monroe
They are 16 of the 1,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Monroe → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Berkebile, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101609065077
- Neha Dada, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101467769281
- Kevin Hart, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101457745838
- Marcie Koontz, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101669621553
- Julie McGinnis, O.D.Monroe, NC 281101184855561
- Cam Ngo, ODMonroe, NC 281101679261499
- Paresh Patel, ODMonroe, NC 281101780626747
- Sita Patel, ODMonroe, NC 281101700207511
Common questions
What is Ryan Wirkus, OD's NPI number?
Ryan Wirkus, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265927040, issued on Jun 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Wirkus, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1007 Skyway Dr, Monroe, NC, 28110. Phone: (704) 289-1547. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Wirkus, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2545, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ryan Wirkus, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Wirkus, OD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.