William Chadwick Henson, O.D.
Optometrist · Boone, NC
William Chadwick Henson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1225347958, issued on Sep 29, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2196, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Chadwick Henson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2196 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1180 Blowing Rock RD, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 264-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 264-8918
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121115000383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1180 Blowing Rock RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Sullivan, O.D.Optometrist1750320404
Verify William Chadwick Henson 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 2196Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
187 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost93 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth18 claims
- Timolol Maleate13 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 2 group practices
- Wilcox Optometry PLLCRocky Mount, NC
- William C Henson OD PABoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Chadwick Henson among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
William Chadwick Henson, 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 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · 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).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Boone
They are 12 of the 978 NPPES records with a practice address in Boone, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Molly Bute, ODBoone, NC 286071295410736
- Penelope Copenhaver, O.D.Boone, NC 286071710925540
- Savannah Davis, ODBoone, NC 286071235623216
- William Harrison, ODBoone, NC 286071851152755
- Blair Holden, O.D.Boone, NC 286071700430576
- Mandy Lanier, ODBoone, NC 286071902949258
- Jack Lawrence, O.D.Boone, NC 286071548267594
- Amanda Rights, O.D.Boone, NC 286071871960351
Common questions
What is William Chadwick Henson, O.D.'s NPI number?
William Chadwick Henson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225347958, issued on Sep 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Chadwick Henson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1180 Blowing Rock RD, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 264-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Chadwick Henson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2196, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Chadwick Henson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Chadwick Henson, O.D. had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.