Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D.
Optometrist · Winston Salem, NC
Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1144240557, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1655, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Alexander Appanaitis
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1655 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5305 Robinhood Village Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27106
- Phone
- (336) 924-9121
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 924-6215
- Medicaid ID
- 090914W NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071218000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5305 Robinhood Village Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Gurley, O.D.Optometrist1215184858
Verify Walter Alexander Appanaitis 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 1655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
555 Medicare Part D claims for 188 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
- Latanoprost119 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone57 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol55 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Lumigan40 claims
- Restasis34 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: $533.60
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- W Alex Appanaitis OD PAWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Alexander Appanaitis among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Walter Alexander Appanaitis, 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
- Graduated1997 · 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
- Andrew Bradbury, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061487063400
- John Clerico, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061740266873
- Terry Davis, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061093837916
- Terry Ellington, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061093719080
- Amy Gurley, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061215184858
- Sharhonda HarrillWinston Salem, NC 271061295129773
- Louis Heeden, ODWinston Salem, NC 271061659357986
- Lisa McAllister, O.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061225344146
Common questions
What is Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144240557, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5305 Robinhood Village Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27106. Phone: (336) 924-9121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1655, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Alexander Appanaitis, O.D. had 555 Medicare Part D claims for 188 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.