NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST

Optometrist · Lake City, SC

Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST is an optometrist with a practice address in Lake City, South Carolina, and NPI 1639386832, issued on May 17, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 561, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639386832
Name
Steven Craig Hobbs
Credential
OD OPTOMETRIST
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
561 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
339 West Main Street, Lake City, SC 29560
Phone
(843) 374-2040
Enumerated
May 17, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 374-5131
Medicaid ID
D05616 SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

1,507 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Steven Hobbs1,507
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Brimonidine Tartrate835 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate171 claims
  3. Ofloxacin126 claims
  4. Latanoprost83 claims
  5. Lumigan62 claims
  6. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone61 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: $115.34

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was RxSight 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.

  1. Steven Hobbs$115.34
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Steven Craig Hobbs among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina

Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in Lake City

They are 4 of the 167 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake City, and 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. M Denny, ODLake City, SC 295601922187483
  2. Whitney Weber, ODLake City, SC 295601568208999
  3. Michael Weisgerber, O.D.Lake City, SC 295601396847539
  4. Marlon Burt, ODLittle River, SC 295661871584144
  5. Jason Diamond, O.D.Little River, SC 295661780683698
  6. Sandra Kozel-Diamond, ODLittle River, SC 295661316933989
  7. Michael Mills, ODLoris, SC 295691023067501
  8. Tracy Ray, ODLoris, SC 295691073688206

Common questions

What is Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST's NPI number?

Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639386832, issued on May 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 339 West Main Street, Lake City, SC, 29560. Phone: (843) 374-2040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 561, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Craig Hobbs, OD OPTOMETRIST had 1,507 Medicare Part D claims for 487 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.