C Byron Faulkner, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Springfield, MO
C Byron Faulkner, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1104826965, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 104165, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- C Byron Faulkner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 104165 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1330 E Kingsley St, Springfield, MO 65804
- Phone
- (417) 887-1965
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2023
- Fax
- (417) 887-6499
- Medicaid ID
- 206699209 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110401000655); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1330 E Kingsley St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Judd McNaughton, MDOphthalmology Physician1629078480
Verify C Byron Faulkner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 104165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
980 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost396 claims
- Timolol Maleate131 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol87 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate60 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth46 claims
- Restasis36 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $391.99
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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
- Eye Surgeons OF Springfield, Inc.Springfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
C Byron Faulkner among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
C Byron Faulkner, MD is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% 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, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
All 342 in Missouri → Every provider in Springfield → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Benedett, MDSpringfield, MO 658041194724211
- Mark Cascairo, D.O.Springfield, MO 658041881688216
- Warren Collins, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041043220874
- Judith Harvey, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041912002833
- Francis Jansen, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041770578239
- James Mattax, M.D.Springfield, MO 658041346244779
- Judd McNaughton, MDSpringfield, MO 658041629078480
- Gary Mehlhorn, MDSpringfield, MO 658041407856263
Common questions
What is C Byron Faulkner, MD's NPI number?
C Byron Faulkner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104826965, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is C Byron Faulkner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1330 E Kingsley St, Springfield, MO, 65804. Phone: (417) 887-1965. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify C Byron Faulkner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 104165, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does C Byron Faulkner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, C Byron Faulkner, MD had 980 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is C Byron Faulkner, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.