John Michael Mills, O.D.
NPI 1730149964ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Myrtle Beach, SC
Optometrist (O.D.) with Inlet Optometric Eycare, Inc., practicing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $115,780 for 458 claims, against $37,257 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $426.07 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1730149964 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | O.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 23, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 12, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 4, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 1324 | SC |
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 (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 445 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 768 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $37,257 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 458 · 954 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 193 |
| Total drug cost | $115,780 |
| Generic share | 59% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Inlet Optometric Eycare, Inc.Myrtle Beach, SC · 2 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$426.07 · 7 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$130.35 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $263.07 | 5 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $136.36 | 1 |
| Coopervision Inc. | $26.64 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$426.07 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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