Member Benefit Partners

Members enjoy exclusive discounts and special offers available through NCOS and AOA endorsed partners. You can view NCOS's partners below and AOA's partners here. 

Optometry-Specific Disability Insurance

Ketchum & Company specializes in the narrowly defined field of occupation/specialty-specific disability insurance. As a member, you receive a discounted rate on your optometric-specific personal and practice disability insurance. 

Kim Ketchum, the company's owner, has been in business for more than 50 years. In addition to the NCOS, Ketchum & Company provides member services to other professional societies across North Carolina including the N.C. Medical Society, the Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine, the High Point Medical Society, and the Greater Piedmont Triad American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. 

Learn more or contact Kim Ketchum at (336) 279-8877 or via email. 

Group Purchasing and Practice Resources 

Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA) is the nation’s most connected community of independent eye care professionals dedicated to protecting and promoting private practice. Their comprehensive suite of membership options — PECAA Max, PECAA Launch, PECAA Propel, and HEA Advantage — supports ECPs at every career stage, from student to established professional. Membership in the PECAA community unlocks the resources to amplify your success through connection with peers, powerful practice solutions and unmatched purchasing power. 

As you take advantage of all the programs and services PECAA has to offer, you directly support the NCOS. A portion of all the business billed through PECAA goes directly to the NCOS, and as your practice and business with PECAA grows, even more goes to advance the advocacy and programs the NCOS delivers to support optometry statewide.

Learn more or contact JoAnna Burnett, North Carolina PECAA Territory Manager, at (760) 281-2626 or via email. 

Merchant Services

Wells Fargo Merchant Services is committed to making payment processing easier and more efficient, and to meeting the unique needs of business owners like you. Enjoy these special benefits as a member of the North Carolina Optometric Society:

  • Preferred member pricing typically available only to larger merchants
    • All NCOS members qualify for the association pricing at direct wholesale at .55% regardless of volume. This applies to both new and current Wells Fargo Merchant Services customers. There are no set up fees, no monthly fees, no annual fees, no membership fees, and no transaction fees.
  • Customized reporting
  • The confidence of knowing you're working with a preferred provider for the North Carolina Optometric Society

Expert Guidance and Support

Wells Fargo specialists work with you to understand your needs and get you up and running to take payments quickly. Plus, you'll enjoy dedicated ongoing support:

  • Customer service available 24/7, 7 days a week
  • Easy online tools and reporting
  • Guidance to help you protect customer data and stay in compliance with security standards
Simple, Streamlined Payment Processing


They can help you:

  • Conveniently accept the forms of payments your customers prefer, wherever you do business - online, on-site, or remotely
  • Get fast funding - as fast as the next business day when linked to a Wells Fargo account

To learn more, contact Wells Fargo representative Shawn Arena at (561) 629-3493 or via email.