Winston Joseph Garris, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Southern Pines, NC
Winston Joseph Garris, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and NPI 1083857015, issued on Apr 6, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01554, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Winston Joseph Garris
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 2014-01554 NC
MD37528 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC 28387
- Phone
- (910) 295-2100
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2023
- Fax
- (910) 295-0917
- Medicaid ID
- 1083857015 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141212002214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Winston Joseph Garris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,866 Medicare Part D claims for 713 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate731 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol561 claims
- Latanoprost538 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim421 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine413 claims
- Lumigan155 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $933.46
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Carolina Eye Associates IncSouthern Pines, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Winston Joseph Garris among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Winston Joseph Garris, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Southern Pines
They are 17 of the 619 NPPES records with a practice address in Southern Pines, and 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Southern Pines → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
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- John French, MDSouthern Pines, NC 283871366649345
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Common questions
What is Winston Joseph Garris, MD's NPI number?
Winston Joseph Garris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083857015, issued on Apr 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Winston Joseph Garris, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2170 Midland RD, Southern Pines, NC, 28387. Phone: (910) 295-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Winston Joseph Garris, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01554, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Winston Joseph Garris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Winston Joseph Garris, MD had 3,866 Medicare Part D claims for 713 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Winston Joseph Garris, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.