Joan L. Abernethy, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Joan L. Abernethy, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1871590471, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (Texas K5322, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan L. Abernethy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- K5322 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6551 Harris Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76132
- Phone
- (817) 423-1800
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 510-0964
- Medicaid IDs
- 170396908 TX
170396902 TX
170396903 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040928001279); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6551 Harris Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Baylen Bastible, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1568401594
- Michael BradleyOptician1407907348
- Karl Brandenberg, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1831196088
- Kenneth Buley, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1497714026
- Richard Childs, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538111885
- David Nethery, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1548264443
Verify Joan L. Abernethy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K5322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,699 Medicare Part D claims for 439 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost506 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol280 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate119 claims
- Restasis79 claims
- Timolol Maleate77 claims
- Travoprost54 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $419.20
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. 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.
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
- David A Nethery MD PAFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joan L. Abernethy among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Joan L. Abernethy, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Fort Worth → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karl Brandenberg, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761321831196088
- Kelly Haithcock, M.D.Ft Worth, TX 761321275582884
- David Nethery, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761321548264443
- Harry Rosenthal, MDFort Worth, TX 761321043237647
- Derek Sears, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761321427589514
- Scott Zhou, MDFort Worth, TX 761321770102287
- Thomas Marvelli, M. D.Fort Worth, TX 761331255317863
- Kathleen Beyrau, MDFort Worth, TX 761341568732022
Common questions
What is Joan L. Abernethy, MD's NPI number?
Joan L. Abernethy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871590471, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan L. Abernethy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6551 Harris Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX, 76132. Phone: (817) 423-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan L. Abernethy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K5322, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joan L. Abernethy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan L. Abernethy, MD had 1,699 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joan L. Abernethy, MD'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.