Gretchen L. Langkawel
Optometrist · Tuscaloosa, AL
Gretchen L. Langkawel is an optometrist with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1306941612, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Alabama SA95TA668, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen L. Langkawel
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- SA95TA668 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7402 Highway 69 S, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
- Phone
- (205) 752-0320
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 752-0993
- Medicaid ID
- 051526297 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041207001301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7402 Highway 69 S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gretchen L. Langkawel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license SA95TA668Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
240 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost60 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate51 claims
- Restasis22 claims
- Timolol Maleate21 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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: $450.68
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Gretchen L. Langkawel among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Gretchen L. Langkawel 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- 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).
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
- Marston Martin, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354051285607879
- Cole Martin, ODTuscaloosa, AL 354051730069634
- Hannah Morrison, ODTuscaloosa, AL 354051245086636
- Kenneth Pair, ODTuscaloosa, AL 354051164519666
Common questions
What is Gretchen L. Langkawel's NPI number?
Gretchen L. Langkawel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306941612, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen L. Langkawel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7402 Highway 69 S, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405. Phone: (205) 752-0320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen L. Langkawel's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number SA95TA668, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gretchen L. Langkawel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen L. Langkawel had 240 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.