Gussie Bell Branch, OD
Optometrist · Albertville, AL
Gussie Bell Branch, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Albertville, Alabama, and NPI 1003263559, issued on May 14, 2016. Check the license (Alabama S-D63-TA-A44, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gussie Bell Branch
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- S-D63-TA-A44 AL
S-D63 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 S Hambrick St, Albertville, AL 35950
- Phone
- (256) 878-3024
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160829002422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 S Hambrick St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Randall Hoerth, O.D.Optometrist1164410387
- Alex HoneaOptometrist1972430189
Verify Gussie Bell Branch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-D63-TA-A44Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
363 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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
- Latanoprost131 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol39 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate31 claims
- Restasis23 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate21 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: $315.60
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Eyes ON Albertville, LLCAlbertville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gussie Bell Branch among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Gussie Bell Branch, OD 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 2016, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Albertville
They are 12 of the 231 NPPES records with a practice address in Albertville, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Albertville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Carboni, O.D.Albertville, AL 359501851373385
- Charles Chadwell, O.DAlbertville, AL 359501497831937
- Randall Hoerth, O.D.Albertville, AL 359501164410387
- Alex HoneaAlbertville, AL 359501972430189
- Donna Lee, O.D.Albertville, AL 359501093739062
- Bill Mitchell, O.D.Albertville, AL 359501104986926
- Martika Swain, O.D.,Albertville, AL 359501154770725
- Kathryn McCurdy, O.D.Albertville, AL 359511790743482
Common questions
What is Gussie Bell Branch, OD's NPI number?
Gussie Bell Branch, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003263559, issued on May 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gussie Bell Branch, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 S Hambrick St, Albertville, AL, 35950. Phone: (256) 878-3024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gussie Bell Branch, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-D63-TA-A44, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gussie Bell Branch, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gussie Bell Branch, OD had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.