NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yupheng Ly, O.D.

Optometrist · Hickory, NC

Yupheng Ly, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1417265976, issued on Sep 17, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2206, 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
1417265976
Name
Yupheng Ly
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
2206 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2339 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(919) 608-2579
Enumerated
Sep 17, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101014000978); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2010
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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Yupheng Ly26
  2. Specialty average277

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: $163.54

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 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. Yupheng Ly$163.54
  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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Elite Family Eye Care, OD, PLLCHickory, NC
  2. Precision Eye Center OD PLLCConcord, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Yupheng Ly among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina

Yupheng Ly, 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
  • Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Boan, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021699776096
  2. Heather Day, ODHickory, NC 286021134100779
  3. Melanie Kiser, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021477696656
  4. David Kulesia, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021437151321
  5. Kevin Mercado, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021417066366
  6. Cosmin Negrut, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021407932551
  7. Fariha Peters, ODHickory, NC 286021659395192
  8. William Sigmon, ODHickory, NC 286021205821550

Common questions

What is Yupheng Ly, O.D.'s NPI number?

Yupheng Ly, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417265976, issued on Sep 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yupheng Ly, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2339 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (919) 608-2579. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yupheng Ly, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2206, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Yupheng Ly, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yupheng Ly, O.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.