Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD
Optometrist · Asheville, NC
Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1821353566, issued on Jul 9, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2270, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2270 NC
1701 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 645 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28806
- Phone
- (828) 251-1290
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140128001991); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 645 Patton Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wren Davis, BC-HISHearing Instrument Specialist1003640178
- Shannon McDevitt, PHARMDPharmacist1295164226
Verify Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood 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 2270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost99 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 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: $128.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Family Vision LLCHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, 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 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · 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 Asheville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaroslav Cerny, O.D.Asheville, NC 288061053645002
- Herbert Gibson, O.D.Asheville, NC 288061851419790
- Scott McDonald, OD PAAsheville, NC 288061912994799
- Jeffrey Schultz, ODAsheville, NC 288061063494763
- J. White, O.D.Asheville, NC 288061245267277
- William Beaty, ODAsheville, NC 288051003539214
- Matias Della Bella, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051144580713
- Celeste Downs, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051497815856
Common questions
What is Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD's NPI number?
Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821353566, issued on Jul 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC, 28806. Phone: (828) 251-1290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2270, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shannon Leigh Brown Blackwood, OD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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.