Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Joel Craig Swaim, OD

Individual provider Optometrist · NPI 1053320036

Dr. Joel Craig Swaim, OD is registered under Optometry in Raleigh, North Carolina. Graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1977, 49 years ago. Practices with Wake Forest Optometry PA, a 3-clinician group. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
49
Trained at
Southern College of Optometry
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
OD — Doctor of Optometry
An optometrist: examines eyes, prescribes glasses and contacts, and treats many eye conditions.

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Practice location Address checks out

4325 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC 27612-4532 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (919) 782-4100
Fax: (919) 787-9573
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Specialties & licences

Optometrist (primary) Taxonomy 152W00000X · Licence 0949 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1053320036
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials OD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 7, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 15, 2008

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOPTOMETRY
Medical schoolSOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
Graduated 1977 (49 years in practice)
Group practice Wake Forest Optometry Pa — 3 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Not indicated

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Cataract surgery 19 times · 43rd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients273
Services billed 483 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Colleagues at Wake Forest Optometry PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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