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 5 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. Jennifer SmithNorth Augusta, SC 298411366173023
  2. Minnie Smith-ScottSumter, SC 291501073244067
  3. Jodi Smock, LDOFort Mill, SC 297071255125951
  4. Kathryn SmoltinoLeesville, SC 290701558097428
  5. Stacie Spearman, LDO, ABOC, NCLEFlorence, SC 295011457044471
  6. Hailey Spencer, LDOSummerville, SC 294851932077328
  7. Lori StecBeaufort, SC 299071184356313
  8. Gary Stone, OPTICIANRock Hill, SC 297321649456476
  9. Kimberly Stoneburner, LICENSED OPTICIANRidgeville, SC 294721497718555
  10. Kenneth Stramm, OPTICIANGoose Creek, SC 294451245373893
  11. Amy SuffolkRock Hill, SC 297301669232690
  12. Dehaven Taylor, LDOMoncks Corner, SC 294611194457358
  13. Mary TaylorNorth Charleston, SC 294181962322743
  14. Carlene Taylor-Harlow, L.O.Florence, SC 295011215222369
  15. Tara TechRock Hill, SC 297301417830829
  16. Terrell ThomasLake City, SC 295601801682414
  17. Kristi Thompson, LDOPendleton, SC 296701942763750
  18. Cory Threatt, LDORock Hill, SC 297321891312427
  19. Alyce TilghmanMyrtle Beach, SC 295721174253694
  20. Gwendolyne TinleyCharleston, SC 294121811629348
  21. Roger Tinley, LICENSED OPTICIANGoose Creek, SC 294451265165765
  22. Norma TiptonBoiling Springs, SC 293161942930391
  23. Robert TurnerUnion, SC 293791073246351
  24. William Turner, LDORidgeland, SC 299361497864276
  25. Judy TylerAiken, SC 298031568191963
  26. David Vanvleck, LDOColumbia, SC 292231912867243
  27. Grisell VelizFlorence, SC 295051952121709
  28. Vincent VigliottiCharleston, SC 294141689416489
  29. Sabrina Walker, NCLEC, ABOC, LDOGeorgetown, SC 294401063246858
  30. Shenae WalkerNorth Charleston, SC 294061609587583
  31. Barbara Walters, LDOCentral, SC 296301942932678
  32. Sara Wanner, LDOSumter, SC 291501619606936
  33. Dan WattsColumbia, SC 292231922658145
  34. Heather West, ABOC, NCLEC, LDOGreenville, SC 296111215866728
  35. Cary White, LDOColumbia, SC 292061831020692
  36. Jennifer WickerColumbia, SC 292121396552493
  37. Tracey WielandBeaufort, SC 299071144031964
  38. Jeffrey Wilkins, ABOMSpartanburg, SC 293031306097712
  39. Michael WilkinsRock Hill, SC 297301346345139
  40. Jah'Rena Williams, BA, ABO, LDOColumbia, SC 292231104635416
  41. Kimberly Williams, LDOSurfside Beach, SC 295751679203426
  42. Christina Williams-KeaMurrells Inlet, SC 295761598494890
  43. Lillian WilsonSumter, SC 291501538489117
  44. Mikaylah WingateHartsville, SC 295501114639283
  45. Barbara WoodruffSummerville, SC 294831396475091
  46. Rebecca Wright, LDO,NCLE,ABOCGreenville, SC 296071053040352
  47. Er ZeplinColumbia, SC 292121699407635

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.