Molly Elizabeth Bute, OD
Optometrist · Boone, NC
At a glance
2640 Highway 105 Ste 102, Boone, NC 28607-7828
NPPES record updated Jul 10, 2026. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
2640 Highway 105 Ste 102Boone, NC 28607-7828
Additional reported practice locations
48 Boone TrlNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286593515
Phone: 8886262020
Fax: 8283450522 2311 E Main St
Lincolnton, NC 280924103
Phone: 8886262020
Fax: 8283450522 2060 Hickory Blvd Sw
Lenoir, NC 286456459
Phone: 8886262020
Fax: 8283450522 2415 Century Pl Se Ste B
Hickory, NC 286024031
Phone: 8886262020
Fax: 8283450522 2424 Century Pl Se
Hickory, NC 286024031
Phone: 8283222050
Fax: 8283450522
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry
- Graduation year
- 2023
- CMS specialties
- Optometry
Practice groups
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
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No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
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Industry-reported general payments
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Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist
- Taxonomy code
- 152W00000X
- Enumeration date
- Jun 21, 2023
- Record updated
- Jul 10, 2026
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- OD
Reported taxonomies and licenses
152W00000X
License reported: 2460 SC
152W00000X · Primary
License reported: 2869 NC
152W00000X
License reported: 0618003293 VA
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Practice location
2640 Highway 105 Ste 102Boone, NC 28607-7828
- Phone
- (888) 626-2020
- Fax
- (828) 345-0522
Mailing address
PO BOX 3445HICKORY, NC 286033445
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