Benjamin W. Roberts, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Benjamin W. Roberts, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1649256819, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 23503, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin W. Roberts
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 23503 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 329-7100
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 329-7101
- Medicaid ID
- 009921315/529403900 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100608000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin W. Roberts in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine23 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate21 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 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: $309.37
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Consultants OF Alabama P.C.Cullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin W. Roberts among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama
Benjamin W. Roberts, MD is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% 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, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
All 234 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Albert, MDBirmingham, AL 352331730165325
- Ann Marie Arciniegas-Bernal, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331609089804
- Michael Callahan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331902892151
- Martin Cogen, MDBirmingham, AL 352331952345134
- Robert Crain, MDBirmingham, AL 352331295771699
- Andrew Everett, MDBirmingham, AL 352331821070764
- Richard Feist, MDBirmingham, AL 352331114903556
- Priscilla Fowler, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331851398093
Common questions
What is Benjamin W. Roberts, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin W. Roberts, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649256819, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin W. Roberts, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 329-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin W. Roberts, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 23503, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin W. Roberts, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin W. Roberts, MD had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.