NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Scott Slagle, OD

Optometrist · Salisbury, NC

William Scott Slagle, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Salisbury, North Carolina, and NPI 1578557757, issued on Sep 2, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1777, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578557757
Name
William Scott Slagle
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
1777 NC
0618001024 VA
2031 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1606 Brenner Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone
(704) 638-9000
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1606 Brenner Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tsion Demissie, ODStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154261386

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

327 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. William Slagle327
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost178 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate36 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol27 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims
  5. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 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: $36.78

2 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.

  1. William Slagle$36.78
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William Scott Slagle among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina

William Scott Slagle, 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 fileNo · 72% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

37 optometrist records list a practice address in Salisbury

They are 37 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Salisbury, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Aycoth, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441295795607
  2. Clifford Brittain, ODSalisbury, NC 281441568411981
  3. Charles Davis, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441982667085
  4. Melanie Denton, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441982836235
  5. Ania Hamp, ODSalisbury, NC 281441912969049
  6. Brianne Hobbs, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441871806463
  7. Jeffrey Joy, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441831150887
  8. Diana Mah, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441689633216

Common questions

What is William Scott Slagle, OD's NPI number?

William Scott Slagle, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578557757, issued on Sep 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Scott Slagle, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1606 Brenner Ave, Salisbury, NC, 28144. Phone: (704) 638-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Scott Slagle, OD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1777, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William Scott Slagle, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Scott Slagle, OD had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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.