Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D.
Optometrist · Annapolis, MD
Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Annapolis, Maryland, and NPI 1720429368, issued on Jul 11, 2013. Check the license (Maryland TA2317, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gwendoline Z. Songwe
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA2317 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1040 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone
- (410) 266-6003
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 266-5437
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130823000465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Gwendoline Z. Songwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA2317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
409 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost158 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth86 claims
- Erythromycin27 claims
- Timolol Maleate21 claims
- Restasis13 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $312.49
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Ronald S. Oser, MD, PALaurel, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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- Kathleen Adams, ODSilver Spring, MD1427126846
- David Adeyeye, ODBaltimore, MD1013834217
- Dawn Agostini, O.D.Hagerstown, MD1073505772
- Lindsay Agro, ODBaltimore, MD1487110656
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- Noushin Ahmed, O.D.Pasadena, MD1922422732
Common questions
What is Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720429368, issued on Jul 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1040 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis, MD, 21401. Phone: (410) 266-6003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA2317, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D. had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gwendoline Z. Songwe, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.