NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optician in South Carolina

247 NPPES records list optician with a practice address in South Carolina, 4.6 per 100,000 residents, the 6th highest rate of 51. Columbia and Greenville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 3 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 156FX1800X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Columbia has the most, 25

  1. Columbia25
  2. Greenville16
  3. Florence12
  4. Rock Hill11
  5. Charleston10

Optician records in South Carolina

  1. Leslie Hilton, LDOTega Cay, SC 297081073242418
  2. Mitchell Hollander, LICENSED OPTICIANMount Pleasant, SC 294641962135616
  3. Janice HoustonGreenwood, SC 296461457081788
  4. Shawn HutchinsonSumter, SC 291501215737002
  5. Donald Ingram, LDOSeneca, SC 296721073246872
  6. Adriana JamesColumbia, SC 292091386454403
  7. Tyvon JeffersonColumbia, SC 292101881350155
  8. Susan JohnstoneMt Pleasant, SC 294641891163689
  9. Rita Julian, OPTICIANDarlington, SC 295321063148963
  10. Ellen KarkuttLancaster, SC 297201932830411
  11. Kari Keene, LDO, ABOC, NCLECRock Hill, SC 297301851040760
  12. Mitchell KeeneClover, SC 297101609555721
  13. Phyllis KellySpartanburg, SC 293071922162486
  14. Jackie Key, ABOC, NCLEC, LDONorth Augusta, SC 298601194454413
  15. Hannah King, LDOGreenville, SC 296071568200533
  16. Sandra KirlinSumter, SC 291501811626146
  17. Kimberly Ann KlinkSimpsonville, SC 296801790545226
  18. Dana Knight, ABOPMyrtle Beach, SC 295771922700202
  19. Jacqueline Lawhon, LDOHartsville, SC 295501851021786
  20. George Lee, OPTICIANMt Pleasant, SC 294641972551034
  21. Wade Ligon, LICENSED OPTICIANColumbia, SC 292091649902008
  22. Heather LingleLexington, SC 290731457277758
  23. David LoweryLake Wylie, SC 297101053144006
  24. Rebecca LowmanSimpsonville, SC 296801528827417
  25. Francine LozadaTravelers Rest, SC 296901144931148
  26. Nehemiah MaddoxColumbia, SC 292121841020732
  27. Melody ManceColumbia, SC 292291457088221
  28. Dawn Marentette, LDOFlorence, SC 295011225519564
  29. Benedicto MartinezTravelers Rest, SC 296901548992605
  30. Teresa MatthewsIndian Land, SC 297071003547068
  31. Inez McCallIndian Land, SC 297071427773100
  32. Tasha McClam, ABOC, NCLEC, LDOAnderson, SC 296241073368437
  33. William McClam, LDO,CLDOMurrells Inlet, SC 295761710616008
  34. Jessica McCorkleTega Cay, SC 297081801748736
  35. Cherie McDonald, LDO, ABOFlorence, SC 295051215660121
  36. Taylor Mickel, LDOBeaufort, SC 299071972227908
  37. James MillsSurfside Beach, SC 295751447980081
  38. Pat Mobley, LDO, ABOC, NCLECColumbia, SC 292291932891660
  39. Ann Moore, LDORock Hill, SC 297301598575318
  40. Gladys MoralesCharleston, SC 294121568272557
  41. Heather MoyerSurfside Beach, SC 295751467182378
  42. Robert Myhre, LDOBluffton, SC 299101154440360
  43. Joshua NasoRock Hill, SC 297321346970217
  44. Bradley Nelson, LDOSpartanburg, SC 293011275267692
  45. Michele Newman, OPTICIANColumbia, SC 292291578120523
  46. Christy NicholsonGaffney, SC 293411427789668
  47. Karen NormanCharleston, SC 294141265612378
  48. Jennifer NyeHilton Head Island, SC 299261639809890
  49. Deanna O'HareCharleston, SC 294141891009379
  50. Pamela O'NealBeaufort, SC 299061760113112

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 6 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio6.2
  2. Montana6.1
  3. New York5.8
  4. South Carolina4.6
  5. Alaska4.4
  6. Massachusetts4.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. South Carolina0.8%
  2. United States0.7%

Optician records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file2 of 247 · 0.8% here, 0.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more56 · 22.7% here, 54.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 156FX1800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

247 NPPES records list optician (156FX1800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 4.6 per 100,000 residents against 2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Columbia has 25 of them (10%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Jersey241
  2. Connecticut240
  3. Georgia265
  4. Puerto Rico266

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Alaska4.4
  2. Massachusetts4.2
  3. New York5.8
  4. New Hampshire3.4

The largest states

  1. New York1,141
  2. Ohio729
  3. Florida654
  4. California334
  5. Kentucky304

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.