Benjamin Kachelman, O.D.
Optometrist · Florence, AL
Benjamin Kachelman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Florence, Alabama, and NPI 1255442281, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-B42-TA-728, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Kachelman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-B42-TA-728 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 Cox Creek Pkwy, Florence, AL 35630
- Phone
- (256) 766-3139
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 767-7374
- Medicaid IDs
- 009913003 AL
009939333 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070702000669); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 711 Cox Creek Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Barry Basden, O.D.Optometrist1235105677
- Marty Brewer, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1508973264
Verify Benjamin Kachelman 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-B42-TA-728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
195 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost42 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate19 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone19 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 claims
- Restasis11 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: $10,788.95
35 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 one group practice
- Florence Eye Center, Inc.Florence, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Benjamin Kachelman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Kachelman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255442281, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Kachelman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 Cox Creek Pkwy, Florence, AL, 35630. Phone: (256) 766-3139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Kachelman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-B42-TA-728, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Kachelman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Kachelman, O.D. had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.