Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD
Ophthalmology Physician · Mobile, AL
Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1447837091, issued on Mar 28, 2021. Check the license (Alabama MD.50610, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristin Marie Ates Hicks
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD.50610 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Providence Park Dr E, Mobile, AL 36695
- Phone
- (251) 990-3937
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2025
- Fax
- (251) 990-9990
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250710000981); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 601 Providence Park Dr E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kristin Marie Ates Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.50610Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
394 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost70 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol33 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl27 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate22 claims
- Erythromycin21 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: $524.22
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Bay Eyes Cataract And Laser Center IncFairhope, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447837091, issued on Mar 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Providence Park Dr E, Mobile, AL, 36695. Phone: (251) 990-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.50610, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristin Marie Ates Hicks, MD, PHD had 394 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.