Charles David Burton, OD
Optometrist · Gadsden, AL
Charles David Burton, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1407951320, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-489-TA-125, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles David Burton
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-489-TA-125 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 245 S 6TH St, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256) 546-8074
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 546-0376
- Medicaid ID
- 000059687 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles David Burton 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-489-TA-125Check 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
194 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost59 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone20 claims
- Tafluprost12 claims
- Topiramate11 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: $99.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Charles David Burton among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Charles David Burton, OD 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
11 optometrist records list a practice address in Gadsden
They are 11 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly Blount, O.D.Gadsden, AL 359011740211697
- Meredith Bobbitt, ODGadsden, AL 359011659244093
- John Cooper, O.D.Gadsden, AL 359011467487819
- Kenneth Hartzog, ODGadsden, AL 359011710063953
- Jay Johnson, O.D.Gadsden, AL 359011225108103
- Robert Klingenbeck, O.D.Gadsden, AL 359011952570988
- Johnnie Nobles, O.D.Gadsden, AL 359011326498718
- Hillary Smith, O.D.Gadsden, AL 359011457787772
Common questions
What is Charles David Burton, OD's NPI number?
Charles David Burton, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407951320, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles David Burton, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 245 S 6TH St, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (256) 546-8074. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles David Burton, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-489-TA-125, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles David Burton, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles David Burton, OD had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.