Dr. William Hill Cherry , MD
Ophthalmology β’ Lakeland, FL
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33805
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33805
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Lakeland and Florida
16 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Lakeland, FL (1,582 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lakeland
0% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
62.5% of these 16 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 14, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Lakeland
- Dr. Ronald Case, MD
- Dr. Richard Harvey, MD
- Dr. Kevin Dorsett, MD
- Dr. Marlen Leon, MD
- Dr. Jay Mulaney, MD
- Dr. Scott Friedman, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 95004
Lakeland, FL 33804
Phone: 8636807206