Karen K. McDowell, O.D.
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Karen K. McDowell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1487822094, issued on Feb 16, 2008. Check the license (Alabama S637-TA333, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen K. McDowell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S637-TA333 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5619 Grove Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35226
- Phone
- (205) 560-0680
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Karen K. McDowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S637-TA333Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $145.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
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.
All 168 in Birmingham → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
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- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Karen K. McDowell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen K. McDowell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487822094, issued on Feb 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen K. McDowell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5619 Grove Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35226. Phone: (205) 560-0680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen K. McDowell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S637-TA333, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.