David J. Kowal, OD
Optometrist · Lexington, NC
David J. Kowal, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lexington, North Carolina, and NPI 1609855816, issued on Jan 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1225, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David J. Kowal
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1225 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 E Center St, Lexington, NC 27292
- Phone
- (336) 249-8901
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 248-2695
- Medicaid ID
- 890929X NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081008000823); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 801 E Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- John McWhorter, ODOptometrist1700866563
- Thomas McWhorter, ODOptometrist1801875000
- Andrew Simpson, O.D.Optometrist1811323199
- Charles Tomkinson, ODOptometrist1861471062
- Becky York, O.D.Optometrist1932417318
Verify David J. Kowal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
420 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost171 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims
- Timolol Maleate31 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl23 claims
- Lumigan22 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol18 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: $25.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Clark Optometric Center PAHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David J. Kowal among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
David J. Kowal, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 15 of the 659 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Lexington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Brewer, O.D.Lexington, NC 272921487935151
- Philip Buscemi, ODLexington, NC 272921598197006
- David Daughtry, ODLexington, NC 272921003102633
- Elizabeth DavisLexington, NC 272921518525013
- Thomas McWhorter, ODLexington, NC 272921801875000
- John McWhorter, ODLexington, NC 272921700866563
- James Moore, ODLexington, NC 272921093718736
- Brett Moore, ODLexington, NC 272921518215334
Common questions
What is David J. Kowal, OD's NPI number?
David J. Kowal, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609855816, issued on Jan 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David J. Kowal, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 E Center St, Lexington, NC, 27292. Phone: (336) 249-8901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David J. Kowal, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1225, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David J. Kowal, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David J. Kowal, OD had 420 Medicare Part D claims for 120 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.