Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Gussie Branch, OD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Albertville, AL

Gussie Branch, OD is a student in an organized health care education/training program 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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1003263559
Name
Gussie Branch
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

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Verify Gussie Branch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

363 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 488 among the 106,422 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Gussie Branch363
  2. Specialty average488

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost131 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol39 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate31 claims
  4. Restasis23 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate22 claims
  6. 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.. The 42,769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,210.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gussie Branch$315.60
  2. Specialty average$1,210.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Eyes ON Albertville, LLCAlbertville, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

5 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a Albertville practice address

They are 5 of the 231 NPPES records with a Albertville practice address, and 5,743 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Alabama.

Other student in an organized health care education/training program records in Alabama

  1. Murali Aala Basavraja Reddy, M.D.Mobile, AL1245511237
  2. Musa Aamer, MBBSMobile, AL1801781398
  3. Tarik Abanoz, MDMobile, AL1932957131
  4. Alina AbbasMobile, AL1639090913
  5. Alizeh Abbas, MDBirmingham, AL1841923828
  6. Noureen Abbas, MDBirmingham, AL1275153736
  7. Omar Abbas, MDMobile, AL1215855788
  8. Brynn AbbottAuburn University, AL1083555122
  9. Kaitlyn AbbottAuburn University, AL1235603788
  10. Mahmoud Abd Alnaeem, MDMobile, AL1982545356

Common questions

What is Gussie Branch, OD's NPI number?

Gussie 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 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 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 Branch, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gussie Branch, OD had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 488. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.