Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D.
Optometrist · Tuscaloosa, AL
Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1447491998, issued on Mar 13, 2009. Check the license (Alabama S872TA405, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deborah Keller Blansett
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- S872TA405 AL
6359T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1030 Fairfax Park, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
- Phone
- (205) 325-8620
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2025
- Fax
- (205) 325-8547
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250728001211); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1030 Fairfax Park
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wilfred Yeargan, MDOphthalmology Physician1376531152
Verify Deborah Keller Blansett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S872TA405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost48 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Lumigan16 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: $226.67
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- University OF Alabama Ophthalmology Services FoundationTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deborah Keller Blansett among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Deborah Keller Blansett, 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 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa
They are 30 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Box, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354051104834381
- Jimmie Burchfield, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354051518940717
- Colleen Dent, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354051053455212
- Dawn Johnson, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354051467494492
- Gretchen LangkawelTuscaloosa, AL 354051306941612
- Cole Martin, ODTuscaloosa, AL 354051730069634
- Marston Martin, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354051285607879
- Hannah Morrison, ODTuscaloosa, AL 354051245086636
Common questions
What is Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D.'s NPI number?
Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447491998, issued on Mar 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1030 Fairfax Park, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35406. Phone: (205) 325-8620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S872TA405, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deborah Keller Blansett, O.D. had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.