Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D.
Optometrist · Waynesville, NC
Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Waynesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1427313568, issued on Jul 4, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2464, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas A. Pinkston
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2464 NC
OPC4879 FL
OPT002704 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1604 Sulphur Springs RD, Waynesville, NC 28786
- Phone
- (828) 456-8361
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 452-4527
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161031000215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1604 Sulphur Springs RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lora CretellaOptometrist1326662834
- Amy Krempecki, O.D.Optometrist1508133786
- Elyn McBride, O.D.Optometrist1932457827
- Weronika Przepiora, ODOptometrist1497502553
Verify Thomas A. Pinkston 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 2464Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost70 claims
- Timolol Maleate32 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol17 claims
- Xiidra12 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 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: $303.66
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 one group practice
- Haywood Family Eye Care OD PLLCWaynesville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas A. Pinkston among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Thomas A. Pinkston, 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 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 updated2023 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Waynesville
They are 7 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Waynesville, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Waynesville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lora CretellaWaynesville, NC 287861326662834
- Amy Krempecki, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861508133786
- Elyn McBride, O.D.Waynesville, NC 287861932457827
- Weronika Przepiora, ODWaynesville, NC 287861497502553
- Leroy Roberson, ODWaynesville, NC 287861336121540
- Michael Beckerman, O.D.Weaverville, NC 287871245557487
- Coy Brown, OPTOMERISTSWaynesville, NC 287851164422044
- Douglas Hauschild, ODWeaverville, NC 287871245390491
Common questions
What is Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427313568, issued on Jul 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1604 Sulphur Springs RD, Waynesville, NC, 28786. Phone: (828) 456-8361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2464, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas A. Pinkston, O.D. had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.