Ami A. Epstein, O.D.
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Ami A. Epstein, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1962478727, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-906-TA-460, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ami A. Epstein
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-906-TA-460 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2206 Cahaba Valley Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 981-9441
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 981-9422
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050428000661); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2206 Cahaba Valley Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carl Shory, MDGeneral Practice Physician1558525618
Verify Ami A. Epstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-906-TA-460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost43 claims
- Vyzulta24 claims
- Xiidra19 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Cyclosporine13 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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: $1,871.63
12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama AT BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ami A. Epstein among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Ami A. Epstein, O.D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 152W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 optometrist records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 168 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Blackburn, ODBirmingham, AL 352421538144399
- Debra Brown, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421073501268
- Manay Clark, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421235291915
- Terence Cook, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421821113747
- Jveria Gauhar, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421467690453
- Sarah Gordon, ODBirmingham, AL 352421235121153
- Stacy Heller, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421427382530
- Sheila Kirk, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421396707196
Common questions
What is Ami A. Epstein, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ami A. Epstein, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962478727, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ami A. Epstein, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2206 Cahaba Valley Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 981-9441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ami A. Epstein, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-906-TA-460, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ami A. Epstein, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ami A. Epstein, O.D. had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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.