NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia Gilmore, O.D.

Optometrist · Bangor, ME

Virginia Gilmore, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bangor, Maine, and NPI 1821000258, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Maine OPT869, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine 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
1821000258
Name
Virginia Gilmore
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT869 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
663 Stillwater Ave, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone
(207) 262-7192
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040412000967); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

86 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.

  1. Virginia Gilmore86
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate18 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate16 claims
  3. Latanoprost15 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: $21.69

1 payment: 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.

  1. Virginia Gilmore$21.69
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. John C. Hersey OD, PCPalmyra, ME

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Virginia Gilmore among 310 optometrist records in Maine

Virginia Gilmore, O.D. is one of 310 optometrist records with a practice address in Maine. 73% 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, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 67% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Maine

There are 310 optometrist records in Maine.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Benes, O.D.Bangor, ME 044011487768453
  2. Kathryn Beveridge, ODBangor, ME 044011881633154
  3. Christopher Brightbill, O.D.Bangor, ME 044011346653425
  4. Charles Civiello, O.D.Bangor, ME 044011528160025
  5. David Douglass, ODBangor, ME 044011417949678
  6. Thomas Dwelley, O. D.Bangor, ME 044011629147442
  7. Luke Gamble, O.D.Bangor, ME 044011184997215
  8. Sarah Gladstone, O.D.Bangor, ME 044011285829333

Common questions

What is Virginia Gilmore, O.D.'s NPI number?

Virginia Gilmore, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821000258, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia Gilmore, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 663 Stillwater Ave, Bangor, ME, 04401. Phone: (207) 262-7192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Virginia Gilmore, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maine license number OPT869, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Virginia Gilmore, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Virginia Gilmore, O.D. had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.