Dale A. Potter, O.D.
Optometrist · Decatur, AL
Dale A. Potter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1245218767, issued on Jan 4, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S456TA074, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dale A. Potter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S456TA074 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2349 Danville RD SW, Decatur, AL 35603
- Phone
- (256) 353-2392
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (256) 353-8489
- Medicaid ID
- 000058307 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050915001189); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2349 Danville RD SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Smith, D.M.DDentist1144341256
- William Thibodeaux, O.D.Optometrist1477934057
- Alex Waldeck, D.C.Chiropractor1841622891
Verify Dale A. Potter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S456TA074Check 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 optometrist in 2024
554 Medicare Part D claims for 172 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
- Latanoprost123 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone101 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol77 claims
- Timolol Maleate41 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate35 claims
- Restasis30 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: $260.42
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eyecare Associates, Inc.Decatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 14 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 14 in Decatur → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Dale A. Potter, O.D.'s NPI number?
Dale A. Potter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245218767, issued on Jan 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dale A. Potter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2349 Danville RD SW, Decatur, AL, 35603. Phone: (256) 353-2392. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dale A. Potter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S456TA074, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dale A. Potter, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dale A. Potter, O.D. had 554 Medicare Part D claims for 172 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.