Kristin Carroll Bains, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Kristin Carroll Bains, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1386847374, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 28255, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristin Carroll Bains
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 28255 AL
N6157 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 427-4348
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110714000592); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1000 19TH St S
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Verify Kristin Carroll Bains in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,334 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate668 claims
- Fluorometholone481 claims
- Restasis275 claims
- Latanoprost256 claims
- Valacyclovir228 claims
- Moxifloxacin226 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,343.48
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, P.C.Birmingham, 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 Carroll Bains, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristin Carroll Bains, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386847374, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristin Carroll Bains, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 427-4348. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristin Carroll Bains, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 28255, 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 Carroll Bains, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristin Carroll Bains, M.D. had 3,334 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristin Carroll Bains, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.