Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD
Optometrist · Little River, SC
Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1316933989, issued on Sep 20, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 1409, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1409 SC
1241 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4000 Highway 9 E, Little River, SC 29566
- Phone
- (843) 390-0058
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 390-0999
- Medicaid ID
- D14090 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060804000062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4000 Highway 9 E
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Verify Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond 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 1409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
466 Medicare Part D claims for 184 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
- Latanoprost90 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate59 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth53 claims
- Timolol Maleate35 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate32 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate32 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $186.18
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 Associates OF Little River LLCLittle River, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Little River → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marlon Burt, ODLittle River, SC 295661871584144
- Jason Diamond, O.D.Little River, SC 295661780683698
- Michael Mills, ODLoris, SC 295691023067501
- Tracy Ray, ODLoris, SC 295691073688206
- William Worley, ODLoris, SC 295691750120911
- Henry Sawyer, ODMarion, SC 295711679544530
- Mark Vinson, O.D.Marion, SC 295711447279062
- Rebecca Crawford, ODMyrtle Beach, SC 295721215808050
Common questions
What is Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD's NPI number?
Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316933989, issued on Sep 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 Highway 9 E, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (843) 390-0058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1409, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sandra L. Kozel-Diamond, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.