Benjamin Franklin King, O.D.
Optometrist · Mobile, AL
Benjamin Franklin King, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1679566657, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Alabama S539TA271, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin King
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S539TA271 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2880 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL 36606
- Phone
- (251) 473-1900
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 470-8942
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100927000896); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Franklin King in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S539TA271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,463 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost842 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone82 claims
- Lumigan73 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth67 claims
- Timolol Maleate55 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol45 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): 81.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $242.70
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Premier Health Management IncThomasville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Franklin King among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Benjamin Franklin King, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bradley, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061952461279
- John Clardy, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061699042077
- Connie Davis, ODMobile, AL 366061558564401
- Veronica Ferris-Metzger, ODMobile, AL 366061730620519
- Tara Festa, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061508096512
- Cheri Glaus, ODMobile, AL 366061487677423
- Gregory Jackson, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061114922036
- Michael Jordan, ODMobile, AL 366061588755862
Common questions
What is Benjamin Franklin King, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Franklin King, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679566657, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Franklin King, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2880 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL, 36606. Phone: (251) 473-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Franklin King, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S539TA271, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Franklin King, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Franklin King, O.D. had 1,463 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Franklin King, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.