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Bruce Alan Pate, O.D.

NPI 1003805565ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Durham, NC

Optometrist (O.D.) in Durham, North Carolina, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 2001). In 2024 Medicare paid $9,320 for 104 patients, and Part D covered 181 of their prescriptions, 76% of them generic. Coopervision Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $370.11 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1003805565
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedOct 18, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMar 6, 2008

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X1962NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients104
Services billed153 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$9,320

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)181 · 263 30-day fills
Patients55
Total drug cost$2,914
Generic share76% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year2001
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$370.11 · 7 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$645.25 · 8 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$370.11 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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