NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David James Babington, O.D.

Optometrist · Albuquerque, NM

David James Babington, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1437149572, issued on Oct 27, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico 523, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437149572
Name
David James Babington
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
523 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7520 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone
(505) 385-0783
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(505) 883-1210
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7520 Montgomery Blvd NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anthony Algermissen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1578571790
  2. Kimsey Anderson, D.D.S., M. S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1629113188
  3. S Babington, O.D.Optometrist1942283262
  4. Callie Beauchamp, AUD.Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1598929515
  5. William Burnett, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1912024423
  6. Paul Clifford, DDSDentist1134124126

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Babington25
  2. Specialty average277

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: $46.40

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. David Babington$46.40
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

David James Babington among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico

David James Babington, O.D. is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% 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, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • 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 152W00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New Mexico

There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karlyn Ang, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091619942398
  2. S Babington, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091942283262
  3. David Barrett, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091841395613
  4. Steven Berry, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091578538872
  5. William Bigsby, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091902831993
  6. Mamie Chan, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091164536165
  7. James Etre, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091053346155
  8. Jay Folkman, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091891737474

Common questions

What is David James Babington, O.D.'s NPI number?

David James Babington, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437149572, issued on Oct 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David James Babington, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7520 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. Phone: (505) 385-0783. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David James Babington, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 523, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David James Babington, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David James Babington, O.D. had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.