Jorge L. Arango, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Dothan, AL
Jorge L. Arango, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1295764983, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00026786, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jorge L. Arango
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 00026786 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 Healthwest Dr, Dothan, AL 36303
- Phone
- (334) 793-2211
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 793-7161
- Medicaid ID
- 051556611 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050920000668); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 234 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 160 Healthwest Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Warren Thompson, MDOphthalmology Physician1962484790
Verify Jorge L. Arango in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00026786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
351 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine83 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
- Latanoprost34 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol21 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium19 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: $447.55
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. 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
- Retina Associates OF Alabama IncDothan, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jorge L. Arango among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama
Jorge L. Arango, MD is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
All 234 in Alabama → Every provider in Dothan → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Warren Thompson, MDDothan, AL 363031962484790
- Theron Wells, MDDothan, AL 363031457878662
- Aric Aldridge, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011194770511
- Nicholas Barreca, MDDothan, AL 363051487745279
- William Bennett, MDDothan, AL 363011831120443
- Richard Bryant, MDDothan, AL 363011578586327
- Andrew Dannemann, MDDothan, AL 363051396776944
- Jean Fortin, MDDothan, AL 363011205945276
Common questions
What is Jorge L. Arango, MD's NPI number?
Jorge L. Arango, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295764983, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jorge L. Arango, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 Healthwest Dr, Dothan, AL, 36303. Phone: (334) 793-2211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jorge L. Arango, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00026786, 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 Jorge L. Arango, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jorge L. Arango, MD had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jorge L. Arango, 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.