Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D.
Optometrist · Hoover, AL
Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1952343659, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama SA79TA665, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abnous Abbey Samford
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- SA79TA665 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2801 Highway 150, Hoover, AL 35244
- Phone
- (205) 985-7640
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 985-7638
- Medicaid IDs
- 009983385 AL
009938092 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050224000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2801 Highway 150
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Abnous Abbey Samford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license SA79TA665Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost18 claims
- Lumigan13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $23.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hoover Vision Center PCHoover, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
34 optometrist records list a practice address in Hoover
They are 34 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 34 in Hoover → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Hoover →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D.'s NPI number?
Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952343659, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2801 Highway 150, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 985-7640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number SA79TA665, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abnous Abbey Samford, O.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.