Joshua Tinsley, OD
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Joshua Tinsley, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1407383953, issued on May 15, 2017. Check the license (Alabama S-D73, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Tinsley
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-D73 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5919 Trussville Crossings Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35235
- Phone
- (205) 661-1975
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220209001851); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5919 Trussville Crossings Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Tinsley 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-D73Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone16 claims
- Erythromycin12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $648.84
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
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
- Quality OF Life Health Services IncAnniston, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Tinsley among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Joshua Tinsley, 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 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
168 optometrist records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 168 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Berry, ODBirmingham, AL 352351952822694
- Michael Billitz, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352351619060373
- Emma BudraitisBirmingham, AL 352351659825065
- Rebecca Doss, ODBirmingham, AL 352351750601316
- Frank Francisco, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352351902208424
- Tyler Hamby, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYTrussville, AL 352351659927788
- Danielle Ledet, ODBirmingham, AL 352351700147576
- Latisha MarbuaryBirmingham, AL 352351720391675
Common questions
What is Joshua Tinsley, OD's NPI number?
Joshua Tinsley, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407383953, issued on May 15, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Tinsley, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5919 Trussville Crossings Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 661-1975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Tinsley, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-D73, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Tinsley, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Tinsley, OD had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.