NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Hayes Richardson, OD

Optometrist · Burlington, NC

William Hayes Richardson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1629051800, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1509, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1629051800
Name
William Hayes Richardson
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1509 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1684 Westbrook Ave, Burlington, NC 27215
Phone
(336) 524-0000
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 524-9650
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060308000731); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1993
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 North Carolina board licenses this profession
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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

197 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. William Richardson197
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost125 claims
  2. Restasis18 claims
  3. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate13 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate11 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.

William Hayes Richardson among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina

William Hayes Richardson, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

15 optometrist records list a practice address in Burlington

They are 15 of the 1,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Bell, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151447384714
  2. Thomas Devetski, ODBurlington, NC 272151679594758
  3. Cynthia Donnelly, ODBurlington, NC 272151255361291
  4. Samantha Dunnington, ODBurlington, NC 272151720637440
  5. George Glosson, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151881642882
  6. George Katsoudas, ODBurlington, NC 272151447212618
  7. Kristine Loo, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151245675701
  8. Jason Minton, ODBurlington, NC 272151073873865

Common questions

What is William Hayes Richardson, OD's NPI number?

William Hayes Richardson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629051800, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Hayes Richardson, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1684 Westbrook Ave, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 524-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Hayes Richardson, OD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1509, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Hayes Richardson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Hayes Richardson, OD had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.