David C. King, O.D.
Optometrist · Hoover, AL
David C. King, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1548236326, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-924-TA-492, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David C. King
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-924-TA-492 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1598 Montgomery Hwy, Hoover, AL 35216
- Phone
- (205) 979-2020
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 978-6487
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100909000014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1598 Montgomery Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Begun, O.D.Optometrist1265407563
- Jack Schaeffer, O.D.Optometrist1598730582
- Mark Schaeffer, O.D.Optometrist1194005850
Verify David C. King 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-924-TA-492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
431 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost65 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol51 claims
- Restasis42 claims
- Xiidra37 claims
- Cyclosporine23 claims
- Lumigan22 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: $2,437.19
73 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Alabama LLCVestavia Hills, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
34 optometrist records list a practice address in Hoover
They are 34 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 34 in Hoover → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Hoover →
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 David C. King, O.D.'s NPI number?
David C. King, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548236326, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David C. King, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1598 Montgomery Hwy, Hoover, AL, 35216. Phone: (205) 979-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David C. King, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-924-TA-492, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David C. King, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David C. King, O.D. had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 149 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.