NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D.

Optometrist · Shallotte, NC

Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Shallotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1427774108, issued on Oct 14, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina C-251632545, 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
1427774108
Name
Zachery Taylor Stephenson
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
C-251632545 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
208 Smith Ave,, Shallotte, NC 28470
Phone
(910) 754-2020
Enumerated
Oct 14, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230420001212); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Pikeville, Kentucky College Of Osteopathic Med, 2022
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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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

372 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.

  1. Zachery Stephenson372
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost74 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate74 claims
  3. Cephalexin37 claims
  4. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone32 claims
  5. Restasis24 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate23 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: $462.99

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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. Zachery Stephenson$462.99
  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. Dr. Christopher J. Moshoures Optometrist PAShallotte, NC
  2. Southport Eye Care,od, PLLCSouthport, NC

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

Zachery Taylor Stephenson among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina

Zachery Taylor Stephenson, 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

10 optometrist records list a practice address in Shallotte

They are 10 of the 334 NPPES records with a practice address in Shallotte, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan Bowling, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701568590214
  2. Elizabeth Cooke, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701326092727
  3. Kathy Deslauriers, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701518910454
  4. Stephanie Hardy, ODShallotte, NC 284701750479838
  5. Corey Long, ODShallotte, NC 284701447865357
  6. Christopher Moshoures, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701770537268
  7. James Saunders, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284701386721314
  8. Debra Webb, ODShallotte, NC 284701164539763

Common questions

What is Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D.'s NPI number?

Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427774108, issued on Oct 14, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 Smith Ave,, Shallotte, NC, 28470. Phone: (910) 754-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number C-251632545, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zachery Taylor Stephenson, O.D. had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 214 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.