Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D.
Optometrist · Florence, AL
Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Florence, Alabama, and NPI 1316994759, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Alabama SA55TA639, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathryn E. Thigpen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- SA55TA639 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Rosa LN, Florence, AL 35630
- Phone
- (256) 760-7213
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 760-7272
- Medicaid ID
- 009930575 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090126000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 201 Rosa LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hameed Iqbal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205190360
- George Taft, D.O.Specialist1144274671
Verify Kathryn E. Thigpen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license SA55TA639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
180 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth25 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 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: $123.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Florence Eye Center, Inc.Florence, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- 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 Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316994759, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Rosa LN, Florence, AL, 35630. Phone: (256) 760-7213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number SA55TA639, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathryn E. Thigpen, O.D. had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 90 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.