Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D.
Optometrist · Winston Salem, NC
Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1386623312, issued on Jan 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1521, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Anthony Bull
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1521 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-4091
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 716-7994
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040319000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Anthony Bull 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 1521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost146 claims
- Restasis56 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
- Xiidra15 claims
- Travoprost14 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): 98.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Anthony Bull among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Thomas Anthony Bull, 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 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
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Winston Salem → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Istock, ODWinston Salem, NC 271571366425068
- Lisa Traunero, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571891980926
- John Burke, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271271700888492
- Darren Decker, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271271982890398
- David Freeman, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271271578582383
- Julianne Grissom, ODWinston Salem, NC 271271942827043
- Tamara Jenison Williams, ODWinston Salem, NC 271271588755219
- David Lee, ODWinston Salem, NC 271271851149272
Common questions
What is Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386623312, issued on Jan 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-4091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1521, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D. had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Anthony Bull, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.