Sarah Ann Smith, OD
Optometrist · Southport, NC
Sarah Ann Smith, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1598502593, issued on Jul 9, 2024. Check the license (North Carolina 2831, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Ann Smith
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2831 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1620 N Howe St, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 457-9920
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2026
- Fax
- (910) 457-1958
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240917001097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pikeville, Kentucky College Of Osteopathic Med, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Ann Smith 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 2831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% 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: $456.03
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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 2 group practices
- Myeyedr Optometry OF North Carolina PLLCLeland, NC
- Southport Eye Care,od, PLLCSouthport, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Ann Smith among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Sarah Ann Smith, 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 2024, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 94% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Southport
They are 5 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Benko, ODSouthport, NC 284611679307714
- John Howard, ODSouthport, NC 284611346289014
- Tara Parnell, ODSouthport, NC 284611851422158
- Travis Pickens, ODSouthport, NC 284611053346783
- Tiffany Le, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284591477594844
- Erika Brown, O.D.Wallace, NC 284661760445605
- J Robinson, ODWallace, NC 284661205815883
- Jill Greene, O.D.Carolina Shores, NC 284671235506833
Common questions
What is Sarah Ann Smith, OD's NPI number?
Sarah Ann Smith, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598502593, issued on Jul 9, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Ann Smith, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1620 N Howe St, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 457-9920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Ann Smith, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2831, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sarah Ann Smith, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Ann Smith, OD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 23 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.