Linda E. Slade, OD
Optometrist · Mobile, AL
Linda E. Slade, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1477526606, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-855-TA-414, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda E. Slade
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-855-TA-414 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Providence Park Drive, Mobile, AL 36695
- Phone
- (251) 650-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 650-1010
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100702000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 601 Providence Park Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leonard Rich, MDOphthalmology Physician1295708402
Verify Linda E. Slade in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-855-TA-414Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,415 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost565 claims
- Timolol Maleate159 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol149 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate81 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate51 claims
- Fluorometholone47 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): 79 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: $222.68
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bay Eyes Cataract And Laser Center IncMobile, 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 Linda E. Slade, OD's NPI number?
Linda E. Slade, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477526606, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda E. Slade, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Providence Park Drive, Mobile, AL, 36695. Phone: (251) 650-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda E. Slade, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-855-TA-414, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda E. Slade, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda E. Slade, OD had 1,415 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Linda E. Slade, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79 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.