William Richard Beaty, OD
Optometrist · Asheville, NC
William Richard Beaty, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1003539214, issued on Sep 22, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 2690, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Richard Beaty
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2690 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 South Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805
- Phone
- (828) 299-0055
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2022
- Fax
- (855) 978-2116
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260407003476); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3 South Tunnel Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Helin, ODOptometrist1407579816
Verify William Richard Beaty 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 2690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost13 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: $288.05
6 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 2 group practices
- Corte And Wruble, OD, PLLCAsheville, NC
- Premier Eyecare, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Richard Beaty among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
William Richard Beaty, 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Asheville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matias Della Bella, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051144580713
- Celeste Downs, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051497815856
- Samantha Elliott, ODAsheville, NC 288051861045916
- Thomas Fuller, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051154379766
- Daniel Helin, ODAsheville, NC 288051407579816
- Sara IselyAsheville, NC 288051225694334
- Savannah Lamb, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051447515549
- Aundria Lear, O.D.Asheville, NC 288051528376860
Common questions
What is William Richard Beaty, OD's NPI number?
William Richard Beaty, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003539214, issued on Sep 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Richard Beaty, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 South Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC, 28805. Phone: (828) 299-0055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Richard Beaty, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2690, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Richard Beaty, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Richard Beaty, OD had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.