Charles A. Kirby, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Charles A. Kirby, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1740282755, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD00000011473, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles A. Kirby
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD00000011473 TN
MD0000011473 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5715 Cornelison RD, Chattanooga, TN 37411
- Phone
- (423) 892-3937
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 892-5443
- Medicaid ID
- 3191743 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111220000278); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 366 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5715 Cornelison RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Levy, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1619397635
Verify Charles A. Kirby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD00000011473Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,097 Medicare Part D claims for 765 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost586 claims
- Lumigan259 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate231 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine227 claims
- Ofloxacin193 claims
- Erythromycin178 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: $249.35
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Chattanooga Eye Institute,p.c.Chattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles A. Kirby among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Charles A. Kirby, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Levy, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374111619397635
- Robert Baker, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121275510885
- Carey Dozier, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121023235231
- James Richmond, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121184620288
- Caroline Elias, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374151538187224
- David Friedrich, MDChattanooga, TN 374151841288131
- Jon Hildebrand, MDChattanooga, TN 374151457748501
- Thomas Reynolds, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374151003815580
Common questions
What is Charles A. Kirby, MD's NPI number?
Charles A. Kirby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740282755, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles A. Kirby, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5715 Cornelison RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37411. Phone: (423) 892-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles A. Kirby, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD00000011473, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles A. Kirby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles A. Kirby, MD had 3,097 Medicare Part D claims for 765 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles A. Kirby, 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.