Joy Chuang, O.D.
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Joy Chuang, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1225477466, issued on Jun 20, 2013. Check the license (Alabama R254TAB14, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy Chuang
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- R254TAB14 AL
OPT002757 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 325-8620
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 700 18TH St S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Marcela Frazier, O.D.Optometrist1932114311
- Jennifer Gibson, ODOptometrist1134974397
- Lanning Kline, MDOphthalmology Physician1841227477
Verify Joy Chuang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license R254TAB14Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin160 claims
- Xiidra15 claims
- Latanoprost12 claims
- Azelastine Hcl11 claims
- Restasis11 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): 75.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $36.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Thea Pharma 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Joy Chuang among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Joy Chuang, 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 2013, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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
- Lisa Bowerman, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331902914914
- Parisa Dudley, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331063505097
- Marcela Frazier, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331932114311
- Andrea Hudson, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331285856542
- Lori Jasper, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331144514068
- Thomas Keith, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331225264211
- Sarah Lee, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331831401215
- Megan Mills, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352331487917506
Common questions
What is Joy Chuang, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joy Chuang, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225477466, issued on Jun 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy Chuang, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 325-8620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy Chuang, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number R254TAB14, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joy Chuang, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy Chuang, O.D. had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joy Chuang, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.