Van G. Dellinger, OD
Optometrist · Cherryville, NC
Van G. Dellinger, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cherryville, North Carolina, and NPI 1467536821, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1182, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Van G. Dellinger
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1182 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 W Church St, Cherryville, NC 28021
- Phone
- (704) 435-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 435-5267
- Medicaid ID
- 7909223 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100826000779); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 W Church St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tom Dellinger, ODOptometrist1699355495
Verify Van G. Dellinger 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 1182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
603 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost344 claims
- Timolol Maleate68 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol44 claims
- Lumigan36 claims
- Restasis25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tom G Dellinger OD PLLCCherryville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Van G. Dellinger among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Van G. Dellinger, OD 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
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Cherryville
They are 2 of the 70 NPPES records with a practice address in Cherryville, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cherryville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tom Dellinger, ODCherryville, NC 280211699355495
- Julie Cole, O.D.China Grove, NC 280231962698365
- David King, ODChina Grove, NC 280231457389090
- Caleb Watson, ODChina Grove, NC 280231841161783
- Matthew Bailey, O.D.Concord, NC 280251811937865
- Sonnie Bryant, O.D.Concord, NC 280251326234857
- Michael Farris, O.D.Concord, NC 280251619971397
- Natalie Harn-Reid, O.D.Concord, NC 280251457589798
Common questions
What is Van G. Dellinger, OD's NPI number?
Van G. Dellinger, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467536821, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Van G. Dellinger, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 W Church St, Cherryville, NC, 28021. Phone: (704) 435-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Van G. Dellinger, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1182, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Van G. Dellinger, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Van G. Dellinger, OD had 603 Medicare Part D claims for 88 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.