NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Neil Welborn, O.D.

Optometrist · Alexander City, AL

David Neil Welborn, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1598747339, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Alabama S626TA180, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1598747339
Name
David Neil Welborn
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
S626TA180 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
36 Heritage Dr, Alexander City, AL 35010
Phone
(256) 329-2020
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
000058466 AL
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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.

  1. David Welborn38
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost24 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: $14.51

1 payment: 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 Welborn$14.51
  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 Neil Welborn among 874 optometrist records in Alabama

David Neil Welborn, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in Alexander City

They are 4 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexander City, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ernest Champion, ODAlexander City, AL 350101740261601
  2. Wendy Cummings, O.D.Alexander City, AL 350101013000595
  3. James Nobles, O.D.Alex City, AL 350101942250022
  4. James Poole, O.D.Alexander City, AL 350101811979982
  5. Erin Heckman, O.D.Alabaster, AL 350071225343098
  6. James Ho, ODAlabaster, AL 350071073034898
  7. Toy Holland, ODAlabaster, AL 350071831192384
  8. Heather Webb, O.D.Alabaster, AL 350071205939485

Common questions

What is David Neil Welborn, O.D.'s NPI number?

David Neil Welborn, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598747339, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Neil Welborn, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36 Heritage Dr, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 329-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Neil Welborn, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number S626TA180, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David Neil Welborn, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Neil Welborn, O.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims; 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.