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Seema Bhula, O.D.

NPI 1376741538ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Brunswick, GA

Optometrist (O.D.) in Brunswick, Georgia, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 2007). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $52,482 for 212 claims, against $21,794 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $218.55 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1376741538
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 10, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJun 13, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XOPT002393GA
Optometrist152W00000X2763TN

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 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients199
Services billed375 across 15 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$21,794

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)212 · 365 30-day fills
Patients71
Total drug cost$52,482
Generic share59% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year2007
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$218.55 · 6 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$15.00 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$188.614
Alcon Vision LLC$16.171
Optos, Inc.$13.771

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$204.78 · 5 payments
  • Entertainment$13.77 · 1 payment

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

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