NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD

Optometrist · Hoover, AL

Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1376282806, issued on Jun 2, 2022. Check the license (Alabama S-F03-TA-C59, 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, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376282806
Name
Johnathan Blake Lawson
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
S-F03-TA-C59 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 Montgomery Hwy Ste 117, Hoover, AL 35244
Phone
(205) 985-0907
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2025
Fax
(205) 623-3045
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220609000845); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2022
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 ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

67 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Johnathan Lawson67
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Moxifloxacin15 claims
  2. Latanoprost11 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): 77 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%23.2
  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: $484.87

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Johnathan Lawson$484.87
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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. Family First Vision Care Kentucky LLCHoover, AL

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

Johnathan Blake Lawson among 874 optometrist records in Alabama

Johnathan Blake Lawson, 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

34 optometrist records list a practice address in Hoover

They are 34 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Catherine Amos, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441942299102
  2. Paige Chambers, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352441144368176
  3. Melissa Curl, ODHoover, AL 352441245320092
  4. Lynn Hammonds, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441801884085
  5. Joseph Hooks, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441760463350
  6. E. Irwin, ODHoover, AL 352441215906730
  7. Lisa Kennedy, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352441407822265
  8. Tracey Mercer, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441831249374

Common questions

What is Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD's NPI number?

Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376282806, issued on Jun 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Montgomery Hwy Ste 117, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 985-0907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number S-F03-TA-C59, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Johnathan Blake Lawson, OD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 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.