Earl Kidwell, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Baltimore, MD
Earl Kidwell, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1689757254, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D18526, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earl Kidwell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- D18526 MD
MD13643 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3104 Lord Baltimore Dr, Baltimore, MD 21244
- Phone
- (410) 265-1501
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 265-1504
- Medicaid ID
- 188961300 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080512000544); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3104 Lord Baltimore Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ann-Marie Champ, P.T.Physical Therapist1639203334
- Kathryn Conti, ATCAthletic Trainer1568580447
- Kenneth Crivelli, P.T.Physical Therapist1144354952
Verify Earl Kidwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D18526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
953 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate95 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth87 claims
- Latanoprost78 claims
- Timolol Maleate68 claims
- Combigan66 claims
- Fluorometholone59 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): 30 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: $33.37
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Howard UniversityWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Earl Kidwell among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
Earl Kidwell, MD is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland
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Common questions
What is Earl Kidwell, MD's NPI number?
Earl Kidwell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689757254, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earl Kidwell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3104 Lord Baltimore Dr, Baltimore, MD, 21244. Phone: (410) 265-1501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earl Kidwell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D18526, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Earl Kidwell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earl Kidwell, MD had 953 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Earl Kidwell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 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.