Willard N. Shepherd, O.D.
Optometrist · Rocky Mount, NC
Willard N. Shepherd, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and NPI 1033170154, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1091, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Willard N. Shepherd
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1091 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Jones RD, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
- Phone
- (252) 443-1006
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 937-8366
- Medicaid ID
- 8909825 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100115000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 450 Jones RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Holly Burkholder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861668303
- Caleb Lesnoff, ODOptometrist1063884575
- Thomas Robertson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1154382612
Verify Willard N. Shepherd 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 1091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,633 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost904 claims
- Timolol Maleate295 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate244 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl153 claims
- Travoprost135 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate132 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $741.42
27 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
- Rocky Mount Eye PARocky Mount, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Willard N. Shepherd among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Willard N. Shepherd, 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
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Rocky Mount
They are 14 of the 954 NPPES records with a practice address in Rocky Mount, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041649241753
- Thomas Akers, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041124090170
- David Braswell, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041740223866
- Dennis Harrold, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041639112162
- Agen Herring, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041154758670
- Charlotte High, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041346201845
- H. Johnson, O.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041841283702
- Caleb Lesnoff, ODRocky Mount, NC 278041063884575
Common questions
What is Willard N. Shepherd, O.D.'s NPI number?
Willard N. Shepherd, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033170154, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Willard N. Shepherd, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Jones RD, Rocky Mount, NC, 27804. Phone: (252) 443-1006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Willard N. Shepherd, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1091, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Willard N. Shepherd, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Willard N. Shepherd, O.D. had 2,633 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Willard N. Shepherd, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.4 of 100. 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.