Fariha Peters, OD
NPI 1659395192ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Hickory, NC
Optometrist (OD) in Hickory, North Carolina, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 1998). Enrolled in Medicare as practitioner - optometry. Coopervision Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $190.10 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1659395192 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jul 27, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 13, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 1722 | NC |
| Optometrist | 152W00000X | 11543 T | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (NC) |
|---|
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Southern College of Optometry |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Vision First Optometry PLLCTaylorsville, NC · 4 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$190.10 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$272.30 · 5 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Coopervision Inc. | $112.63 | 1 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $77.47 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$190.10 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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