Matthew Jay Hepworth
NPI 1992442438ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Prescott, AZ
Optometrist with Southwestern Eye Center Ltd and 1 other group, practicing in Prescott, Arizona. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $146,671 for 1,688 claims, against $66,688 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $260.88 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1992442438 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | May 17, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 12, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | OPT-002603 | AZ |
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 (AZ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 706 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,308 across 21 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $66,688 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,688 · 2,832 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 378 |
| Total drug cost | $146,671 |
| Generic share | 62% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical groups
- Southwestern Eye Center LtdCoolidge, AZ · 116 clinicians
- Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, PCSun City, AZ · 105 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$260.88 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$211.17 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $143.20 | 2 |
| Coopervision Inc. | $92.91 | 1 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $24.77 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$260.88 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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