NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael D. Blackburn, OD

Optometrist · Birmingham, AL

Michael D. Blackburn, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1538144399, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (Alabama S672TA330, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538144399
Name
Michael D. Blackburn
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
S672TA330 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4960 Valleydale RD, Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone
(205) 980-5152
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 21, 2025
Fax
(205) 980-5154
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080222000340); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1988
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

155 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.

  1. Michael Blackburn155
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost61 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate19 claims
  3. Cyclosporine12 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol11 claims
  5. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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: $280.57

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.

  1. Michael Blackburn$280.57
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael D. Blackburn among 874 optometrist records in Alabama

Michael D. Blackburn, OD is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debra Brown, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421073501268
  2. Manay Clark, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421235291915
  3. Terence Cook, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421821113747
  4. Ami Epstein, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421962478727
  5. Jveria Gauhar, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421467690453
  6. Sarah Gordon, ODBirmingham, AL 352421235121153
  7. Stacy Heller, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421427382530
  8. Sheila Kirk, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421396707196

Common questions

What is Michael D. Blackburn, OD's NPI number?

Michael D. Blackburn, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538144399, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael D. Blackburn, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4960 Valleydale RD, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 980-5152. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael D. Blackburn, OD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number S672TA330, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael D. Blackburn, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael D. Blackburn, OD had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.