Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Alexandria, VA
Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Virginia, and NPI 1740690924, issued on Apr 28, 2014. Check the license (Virginia 0101289286, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Allen Michael Blackburn Costa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0101289286 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 411 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314
- Phone
- (703) 548-5588
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Fax
- (703) 549-1599
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Allen Michael Blackburn Costa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101289286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
979 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost187 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate122 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol121 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate80 claims
- Rhopressa61 claims
- Moxifloxacin44 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: $301.61
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Allen Michael Blackburn Costa among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Bullard, MDAlexandria, VA 223141235115544
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- Mohammed Elbash, M.D.Alexandria, VA 223141760403240
- Nadim Habash, M.D.Alexandria, VA 223141699103507
- Anne Horan, M.D.Alexandria, VA 223141558537563
- Walter Wills, M.D.Alexandria, VA 223141013965227
- Tofik Ali, MDAlexandria, VA 223121174847685
- Jay Katzen, M.D.Alexandria, VA 223111689755357
Common questions
What is Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD's NPI number?
Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740690924, issued on Apr 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 411 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA, 22314. Phone: (703) 548-5588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101289286, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Allen Michael Blackburn Costa, MD had 979 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.