Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D.
Optometrist · Talladega, AL
Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Talladega, Alabama, and NPI 1730142167, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-833-TA-381, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Anthony Schnorbus
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-833-TA-381 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 109 Coosa Street East, Talladega, AL 35160
- Phone
- (256) 362-4872
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 529801330 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090112000265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Anthony Schnorbus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-833-TA-381Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
793 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost324 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol176 claims
- Vyzulta39 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate27 claims
- Travoprost24 claims
- Lumigan21 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): 95.6 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
- Alabama Eye Clinic PCTalladega, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Anthony Schnorbus among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D. 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Talladega
They are 4 of the 141 NPPES records with a practice address in Talladega, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Talladega → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kiersten Moon, ODTalladega, AL 351601477112274
- Rena Patel, O.D.Talladega, AL 351601245548270
- David Pickrell, O.D.Talladega, AL 351601740341445
- Stacy Cantley, O.D.Sylacauga, AL 351501053691113
- Kristen Heck, O.D.Sylacauga, AL 351501003918921
- Thomas Kines, ODSylacauga, AL 351501336221647
- James Miller, O.D.Sylacauga, AL 351501477635613
- Adam Shaikh, O.D.Sylacauga, AL 351501528245180
Common questions
What is Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730142167, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 Coosa Street East, Talladega, AL, 35160. Phone: (256) 362-4872. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-833-TA-381, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D. had 793 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Anthony Schnorbus, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.