NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL

Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1508205162, issued on Jun 17, 2013. Check the license (Alabama MD.35906, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508205162
Name
Jennifer Leigh Michelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
MD.35906 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 11TH Ave S Ste 501, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 930-0930
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 930-9050
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170918000958); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.

  1. Jennifer Michelson1,353
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost230 claims
  2. Ketorolac Tromethamine160 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate154 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol134 claims
  5. Ofloxacin120 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate105 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): 84.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,813.80

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jennifer Michelson$1,813.80
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Alabama Eye And Cataract Center PCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.

Other ophthalmology physician records in Alabama

  1. Amira Abbas, MDBirmingham, AL1689324329
  2. Michael Albert, MDBirmingham, AL1730165325
  3. Matthew Albright, MDBirmingham, AL1578778890
  4. Aric Aldridge, M.D.Dothan, AL1194770511
  5. Thomas Allison, M.D.Birmingham, AL1558365544
  6. Sarah Amanullah, MDMontgomery, AL1053870105
  7. Melton Ambrose, M.D.Killen, AL1740432863
  8. Shivam Amin, MDMontgomery, AL1033679493
  9. Bertrand Anz, MDOpelika, AL1598778912
  10. Jorge Arango, MDDothan, AL1295764983

Common questions

What is Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508205162, issued on Jun 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 11TH Ave S Ste 501, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 930-0930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.35906, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D. had 1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jennifer Leigh Michelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 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.