NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barry Michael Kowalik, OD

Optometrist · Danville, KY

Barry Michael Kowalik, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Danville, Kentucky, and NPI 1831236751, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 1183DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831236751
Name
Barry Michael Kowalik
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1183DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Walton Ave, Danville, KY 40422
Phone
(859) 236-8093
Enumerated
Jan 31, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(859) 236-8893
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120223000917); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 Walton Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carla AllahhamPharmacist1154948412
  2. Victoria BishopOptician1679204978
  3. Cathy EvansOptician1891426094
  4. Lois MooreOptician1154052264
  5. Adam NeitzelPharmacist1336740612
  6. Alla PadgettOptician1154052686

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

449 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.

  1. Barry Kowalik449
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost147 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate63 claims
  3. Lumigan54 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate43 claims
  5. Combigan28 claims
  6. Erythromycin20 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $39.55

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, 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.

  1. Barry Kowalik$39.55
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Ephraim Mcdowell Health Resource IncDanville, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barry Michael Kowalik among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky

Barry Michael Kowalik, OD is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 optometrist records list a practice address in Danville

They are 7 of the 545 NPPES records with a practice address in Danville, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Denise Dobbins Kowalik, ODDanville, KY 404221235276163
  2. Ashley Peterson, ODDanville, KY 404221972346120
  3. Michael Smith, O.D.Danville, KY 404221124059001
  4. Kimberly Smith, O.D.Danville, KY 404221912049511
  5. Chasey TackettDanville, KY 404221457956823
  6. Mark Ward, O.D.Danville, KY 404221346233129
  7. Kristina Burton, O. D.Berea, KY 404031639320039
  8. Sarah King, O.D.Berea, KY 404031447505532

Common questions

What is Barry Michael Kowalik, OD's NPI number?

Barry Michael Kowalik, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831236751, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barry Michael Kowalik, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Walton Ave, Danville, KY, 40422. Phone: (859) 236-8093. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barry Michael Kowalik, OD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1183DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Barry Michael Kowalik, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barry Michael Kowalik, OD had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Barry Michael Kowalik, OD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.