Albert Defever, OD
Optometrist · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Albert Defever, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, and NPI 1598805368, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 4901002376, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert Defever
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901002376 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19329 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
- Phone
- (313) 881-3249
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 881-0124
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 19329 Mack Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mehdi Dabaja, ODOptometrist1245161918
Verify Albert Defever in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901002376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $40.67
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Albert Defever among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Albert Defever, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Grosse Pointe Woods
They are 9 of the 561 NPPES records with a practice address in Grosse Pointe Woods, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Krista Anderson, O.D.Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 482361710975479
- Meredith Carrel, O.D.Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 482361437471950
- Mehdi Dabaja, ODGrosse Pointe Woods, MI 482361245161918
- Paul Damlo, ODGrosse Pointe Woods, MI 482361083645626
- Iqjyot Gill, O.D.Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 482361851053003
- Lisa Lagassa, O.D.Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 482361720076375
- Angelo Tocco, O.D.Grosse Pointe, MI 482361043380553
- Amna VahidyGrosse Pointe Woods, MI 482361285457002
Common questions
What is Albert Defever, OD's NPI number?
Albert Defever, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598805368, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert Defever, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19329 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, 48236. Phone: (313) 881-3249. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albert Defever, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901002376, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.