Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D.
Optometrist · Monroe, NC
Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Monroe, North Carolina, and NPI 1417949413, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2584, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Spring Luellen Plihcik
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2584 NC
0118 000737 VA
0601 002302 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 630 Comfort LN, Monroe, NC 28112
- Phone
- (704) 234-1930
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (833) 231-6851
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211026002959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 630 Comfort LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ivan Mac, MDOphthalmology Physician1689654592
- Stacy Schorner, O.D.Optometrist1932375367
Verify Spring Luellen Plihcik 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 2584Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
326 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost106 claims
- Restasis49 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate29 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Cyclosporine21 claims
- Xiidra21 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): 91.2 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: $889.28
22 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
- Metrolina Eye Associates PLLCIndian Land, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Spring Luellen Plihcik among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · 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).
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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Aycock, O.D.Monroe, NC 281121275520942
- John Phifer, ODMonroe, NC 281121457339798
- John Phifer, ODMonroe, NC 281121588293179
- Stacy Schorner, O.D.Monroe, NC 281121932375367
- 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
Common questions
What is Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D.'s NPI number?
Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417949413, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 630 Comfort LN, Monroe, NC, 28112. Phone: (704) 234-1930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2584, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D. had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Spring Luellen Plihcik, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.2 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.