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Claire Catherine Russell, OD

NPI 1316668056ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Lexington, NC

Optometrist (OD) in Lexington, North Carolina, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 2024). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $27,292 for 135 claims, against $10,355 paid for services in 2024. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $824.13 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1316668056
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 12, 2022
Last updated in NPPESSep 12, 2022
Certified by providerSep 6, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X2708NC

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 patients90
Services billed201 across 16 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$10,355

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)135 · 301 30-day fills
Patients64
Total drug cost$27,292
Generic share73% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year2024
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$824.13 · 30 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$489.56 · 9 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$824.13 · 30 payments

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

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