Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Baston , MD
Ophthalmology โข Forest, VA
1825 Graves Mill Rd
Forest, VA 245513967
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Dr. Catherine Baston is listed in NPPES under Ophthalmology.
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NPI assigned on August 22, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 3,259 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 766 service units.
- 92136 โ Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye: 569 service units.
- 66984 โ Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens: 539 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 16 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,488 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ketorolac Tromethamine โ 575 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisolone Acetate โ 567 prescription fills, including refills.
- Moxifloxacin (Moxifloxacin Hcl) โ 474 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,382. Middle half: 859 to 4,452.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,324 in 2020 to 3,259 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1825 Graves Mill Rd
Forest, VA 245513967
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 11 distinct additional practice-address records in Amherst, VA; Appomattox, VA; Collinsville, VA and 7 more. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: David M Harman Md Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine
2006
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
1,004 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $588,842 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $449,033 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
3,245 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$51,474 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $170.93 across 7 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $170.93 across 7 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Harrow Eye, LLC: $37.92 across 1 record.
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.: $37.14 across 2 records.
- LENSAR, Inc.: $32.95 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
20 years (graduated 2006)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2006 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Baston has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Baston as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Forest and Virginia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,382. Middle half: 859 to 4,452.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Forest have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $269,689. Middle half: $95,530 to $534,401.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Forest have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $197,777. Middle half: $67,054 to $388,179.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Forest have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 388 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 835. Middle half: 328 to 1,699.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Forest have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 388 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $59,096. Middle half: $14,505 to $172,131.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Forest have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
4 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Forest, VA (592 in Virginia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 146% from 1,324 in 2020 to 3,259 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,324
- 2021: 3,293
- 2022: 2,963
- 2023: 3,214
- 2024: 3,259
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 169% from $218,498 in 2020 to $588,842 in 2024.
- 2020: $218,498
- 2021: $617,642
- 2022: $524,898
- 2023: $590,490
- 2024: $588,842
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 175% from $163,220 in 2020 to $449,033 in 2024.
- 2020: $163,220
- 2021: $481,580
- 2022: $403,278
- 2023: $448,996
- 2024: $449,033
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 162% from 951 in 2020 to 2,488 in 2024.
- 2020: 951
- 2021: 1,602
- 2022: 1,371
- 2023: 1,896
- 2024: 2,488
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 136% from 1,373 in 2020 to 3,245 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,373
- 2021: 1,914
- 2022: 1,668
- 2023: 2,405
- 2024: 3,245
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 61% from $130,596 in 2020 to $51,474 in 2024.
- 2020: $130,596
- 2021: $158,224
- 2022: $77,964
- 2023: $53,729
- 2024: $51,474
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $67.98 in 2021 to $170.93 in 2025.
- 2021: $67.98
- 2022: $276.50
- 2023: $179.03
- 2024: $257.57
- 2025: $170.93
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $170.93.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VEVYE | General | $37.92 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $32.85 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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mymobility Platform | General | $30.07 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFUSE | General | $21.46 |
| LENSAR, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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LENSAR LASER SYSTEM | General | $17.11 |
| LENSAR, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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LENSAR LASER SYSTEM | General | $15.84 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ScoutPro Osmolarity System | General | $15.68 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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766 | 627 | $170.09 | $123.64 |
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92136
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
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569 | 336 | $97.08 | $37.05 |
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66984
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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539 | 303 | $1668.00 | $512.90 |
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66821
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
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345 | 280 | $612.18 | $298.68 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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286 | 221 | $125.00 | $87.51 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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163 | 148 | $74.00 | $38.42 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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132 | 128 | $74.00 | $34.08 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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113 | 99 | $120.00 | $61.35 |
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92020
Exam of the internal drainage system of eye
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66 | 61 | $65.00 | $26.55 |
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66821
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
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63 | 46 | $614.00 | $320.53 |
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65855
Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow
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46 | 30 | $733.00 | $191.62 |
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92286
Imaging of front third of eye using a special microscope
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46 | 45 | $275.00 | $36.91 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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45 | 44 | $110.00 | $35.04 |
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76514
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness
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32 | 32 | $31.00 | $10.28 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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32 | 32 | $242.00 | $161.20 |
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66982
Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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16 | 13 | $2000.00 | $706.93 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 575 | 11,531 | $9,027.63 | 330 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 567 | 11,796 | $13,418.11 | 312 |
| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 474 | 6,590 | $12,251.08 | 273 |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 454 | 21,970 | $3,412.11 | 117 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 165 | 10,086 | $2,972.27 | 55 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 118 | 7,534 | $1,101.37 | 48 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 72 | 4,320 | $859.19 | 32 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 19 | 690 | $7,321.08 | โ |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 16 | 798 | $208.06 | โ |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 15 | 465 | $739.28 | โ |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 13 | 351 | $163.85 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-04-20NUCC 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.
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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20200519000092
VA
2163555962
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
David M Harman Md Llc
1825 Graves Mill Rd, Forest, VA 245513967
Phone: 4343855600
Secondary Practice Locations
191 Old Courthouse Rd
Appomattox, VA 245229853
Phone: 4343855600
4244 Virginia Ave
Collinsville, VA 240781935
Phone: 4343855600
800 Memorial Dr Ste A
Danville, VA 245411680
Phone: 4347993232
1835 Graves Mill Rd Ste 1
Forest, VA 245513967
Phone: 4343855600
356 Front St
Lovingston, VA 229492294
Phone: 4343855600
1503 Enterprise Dr
Lynchburg, VA 245025751
Phone: 4343855600
2108 Langhorne Rd
Lynchburg, VA 245011424
Phone: 4343855600
1049 Brookdale St Ste C
Martinsville, VA 241123972
Phone: 4347993232
2047 Hamilton Blvd
South Boston, VA 245922141
Phone: 4343855600
104 Simpson St
Greenville, SC 296054413
Phone: 8645223900
204 Ambriar Plaza
Amherst, VA 245212452
Phone: 4343855600
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: VA 0101268706)
Registered at 1825 GRAVES MILL RD, FOREST, VA 245513967 (Tel: 4343855600)
Registered at PO BOX 1290, FOREST, VA 245511290 (Tel: 4343855600)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 INDEPENDENCE PT STE 212, GREENVILLE, SC 296154536 (Tel: 8647976303)
Registered at 104 SIMPSON ST, GREENVILLE, SC 296054413 (Tel: 8645223900)
Recorded as CATHERINE BASTON, MD
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: SC 35272)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 104 SIMPSON ST, GREENVILLE, SC 296054413 (Tel: 8645223900)
Registered at 1 INDEPENDENCE PT, SUITE 212, GREENVILLE, SC 296154545 (Tel: 8647976044)
Recorded as CATHERINE BASTON, MD
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: SC 35272)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Forest
Healthcare providers in ForestMailing Address
Po Box 1290
Forest, VA 245511290
Phone: 4343855600