Ralph Everett Oursler III, M.D.

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

900316 Issued in NC

Practice address

2424 Century PL SE
Hickory, NC 28602-4031

Phone

(828) 322-2050

Fax

(828) 345-0522

NPI assigned

Apr 10, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 7

Electronic endpoints 4

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1995

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, P.a.Group PAC ID 6709820236, 18 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.82 of 100Reported as group

Quality

99.47

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

79.92

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
• Direct secure messaging: ralph.oursler.p1@direct.graystone-eye.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, PA

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1992660740
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, P.a.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Lenoir, NC
  • NPI 1205923240
  NPD
• Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, PA

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • North Wilkesboro, NC
  • NPI 1245025048
  NPD
• Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, PA

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Lincolnton, NC
  • NPI 1477640415
  NPD
• Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, P.a.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1598700114
  NPD (past)
• Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, PA

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Boone, NC
  • NPI 1881952810
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Ophthalmology Physician in Hickory, NC
• Providers in Hickory, NC by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 20, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.