Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D.
Optometrist · Roanoke, VA
Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1629205232, issued on Jun 22, 2009. Check the license (Virginia 0618001837, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emma-Catherine Hix Ali
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618001837 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24016
- Phone
- (540) 344-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 343-5996
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090731000197); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 707 S Jefferson St
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Verify Emma-Catherine Hix Ali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618001837Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,540 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost275 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine197 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth196 claims
- Timolol Maleate133 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate128 claims
- Erythromycin91 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $411.90
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Vistar Eye Center, IncRoanoke, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emma-Catherine Hix Ali among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Oliver Ali, ODRoanoke, VA 240181932334612
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- David Armstrong, O.D.Roanoke, VA 240181487617874
- Kari Boothe, O.D.Roanoke, VA 240181609038538
- Brooke Conner-TsangRoanoke, VA 240141568045854
- Kevin Coolbaugh, ODRoanoke, VA 240181306842695
- Shari Coolbaugh, ODRoanoke, VA 240181649277229
- Kelsey GrayRoanoke, VA 240181275032609
Common questions
What is Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D.'s NPI number?
Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629205232, issued on Jun 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA, 24016. Phone: (540) 344-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001837, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D. had 1,540 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Emma-Catherine Hix Ali, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.