David Ray Felber, O.D.
Optometrist · Gulf Shores, AL
David Ray Felber, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and NPI 1396855979, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-A01-TA-556, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Ray Felber
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-A01-TA-556 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 261 Clubhouse Dr, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
- Phone
- (251) 968-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 968-2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Ray Felber 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-A01-TA-556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
354 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost90 claims
- Timolol Maleate68 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone45 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate29 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
- Restasis25 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $87.48
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
David Ray Felber among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
David Ray Felber, O.D. 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 fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Gulf Shores
They are 2 of the 178 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulf Shores, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Gulf Shores → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Franklin Wright, O. D.Gulf Shores, AL 365421538290317
- James Menard, O.D.Irvington, AL 365441679666176
- Robert Edge, O.D.Jackson, AL 365451659374361
- Jonathan Cobb, O.D.Foley, AL 365351538455985
- Douglas Hixson, O DFoley, AL 365351801939186
- Wyatt HykeFoley, AL 365351508733254
- Joseph Klabo, ODFoley, AL 365351235794140
- Timothy Pellett, ODFoley, AL 365351962562348
Common questions
What is David Ray Felber, O.D.'s NPI number?
David Ray Felber, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396855979, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Ray Felber, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 261 Clubhouse Dr, Gulf Shores, AL, 36542. Phone: (251) 968-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Ray Felber, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-A01-TA-556, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Ray Felber, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Ray Felber, O.D. had 354 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Ray Felber, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.