Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD
Optometrist · Raleigh, NC
Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1144275439, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina NC1838, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sean Winston Smolenyak
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- NC1838 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8851 Ellstree LN, Raleigh, NC 27617
- Phone
- (919) 282-1100
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 282-1119
- Medicaid ID
- 89093MF NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040803001057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8851 Ellstree LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Kelly, MDOphthalmology Physician1013956150
Verify Sean Winston Smolenyak 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 NC1838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,609 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost560 claims
- Restasis285 claims
- Timolol Maleate260 claims
- Lumigan238 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol223 claims
- Rocklatan221 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $59,825.48
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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
- Albemarle Eye Center PLLCEdenton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sean Winston Smolenyak among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Sean Winston Smolenyak, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Raleigh → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Artis Beatty, ODRaleigh, NC 276171972567006
- Darryl Glover, O,D,Raleigh, NC 276171487935995
- Linus Klingler, ODRaleigh, NC 276171578147922
- Rosemary Liao, O.D.Raleigh, NC 276171700258316
- Serena McArthur, ODRaleigh, NC 276171962250928
- Tyler McClarnon, ODRaleigh, NC 276171376093245
- Michelle Nishku, ODRaleigh, NC 276171922664564
- Ashley Outar, ODRaleigh, NC 276171760040760
Common questions
What is Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD's NPI number?
Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144275439, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8851 Ellstree LN, Raleigh, NC, 27617. Phone: (919) 282-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC1838, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD had 2,609 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sean Winston Smolenyak, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.