Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1467185595, issued on Jul 6, 2022. Check the license (Alabama R-364-TA-D71, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Patrick Plaxco
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- R-364-TA-D71 AL
3755 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1308 Tuscaloosa Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 926-2992
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250902002522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1308 Tuscaloosa Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Andrew Patrick Plaxco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license R-364-TA-D71Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
261 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost66 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl41 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate26 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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: $144.38
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 3 group practices
- Aria Eye Care LLCFlorence, AL
- Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority AN Affiliate OF UabBirmingham, AL
- 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).
Andrew Patrick Plaxco among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- 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 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
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- Lindsay Snow, ODIrondale, AL 352101063132694
- Elizabeth Arello, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091306066295
- John Clasen, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352131780649707
- Charles Franklin, ODMountain Brk, AL 352131649771957
- Amanda Helton, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091033159033
- Esther Karanja, O.D.Homewood, AL 352091669622825
Common questions
What is Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD's NPI number?
Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467185595, issued on Jul 6, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1308 Tuscaloosa Ave SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 926-2992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number R-364-TA-D71, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Patrick Plaxco, OD had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 85 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.