Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD
Optometrist · Pinson, AL
Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pinson, Alabama, and NPI 1124043831, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S630TA251, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irwin Howard Fingerman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S630TA251 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5239 Old Springville RD, Pinson, AL 35126
- Phone
- (205) 854-6700
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 854-6776
- Medicaid ID
- 5292024410 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101228000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5239 Old Springville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Irwin Howard Fingerman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S630TA251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost72 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate37 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl12 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 claims
- Alphagan P11 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): 85.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 360care Services OF AL LLCMontgomery, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Irwin Howard Fingerman among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Irwin Howard Fingerman, 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 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
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Pinson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Cleghern, ODPell City, AL 351251831508308
- William Hicks, O.D.Pell City, AL 351251265544464
- William Mayberry, ODPell City, AL 351251841073020
- Kayla Thomason, O.D.Pell City, AL 351251518315365
- James Bedsole, O.D.Pell City, AL 351281700879145
- Melanie Chaney, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241922188960
- Jim Day, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241598854275
- Megan Kentros, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241720439946
Common questions
What is Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD's NPI number?
Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124043831, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5239 Old Springville RD, Pinson, AL, 35126. Phone: (205) 854-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S630TA251, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Irwin Howard Fingerman, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 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.