Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D.
Optometrist · Chapel Hill, NC
Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1609871854, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1923, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephanie T. Whitacre
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1923 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 143 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
- Phone
- (919) 968-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 932-3290
- Medicaid ID
- 89093PC NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040216000154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 143 W Franklin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Berkoff, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1508972969
- Karen GilClinical Psychologist1316240542
- Shepard Hurwitz, M.D.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1194887307
- Begona KendallCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1952352296
- Stephanie Mathews, M.D.Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1942413083
- Hyman Muss, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1770665580
Verify Stephanie T. Whitacre 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 1923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost65 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Restasis21 claims
- Combigan20 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate12 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: $154.27
3 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
- RS Eye Care, OD, PAHolly Springs, NC
- Smithfield Family Eye Care OD PASmithfield, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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 Chapel Hill →
Other optometrist records in North Carolina
- Charlotte Ablott, ODSalisbury, NC1316382773
- Eric Ablott, ODRandleman, NC1356629026
- John Adams, ODLumberton, NC1528131943
- Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC1649241753
- William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC1821056052
- William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC1497826986
- Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC1700892031
- Allan Adkins, O.D.High Point, NC1285686857
- Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871548677
- Ji Young Ahn, ODBurlington, NC1215713466
Common questions
What is Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609871854, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 143 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516. Phone: (919) 968-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1923, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephanie T. Whitacre, O.D. had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 97 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.