Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D.
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1710975917, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (Alabama S888TA444, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael M. Kwarcinski
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S888TA444 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5510 Highway 280, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 981-0103
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 981-6428
- Medicaid IDs
- 000020895 AL
000020894 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101006000019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5510 Highway 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joy Coffee, RPHPharmacist1326110636
- Joseph Feick, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1245515501
Verify Michael M. Kwarcinski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S888TA444Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost56 claims
- Timolol Maleate45 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone23 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate17 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate15 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: $316.21
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Eyecare Associates, Inc.Birmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael M. Kwarcinski among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D. 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
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Blackburn, ODBirmingham, AL 352421538144399
- Debra Brown, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421073501268
- Manay Clark, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421235291915
- Terence Cook, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421821113747
- Ami Epstein, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421962478727
- Jveria Gauhar, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421467690453
- Sarah Gordon, ODBirmingham, AL 352421235121153
- Stacy Heller, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421427382530
Common questions
What is Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710975917, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5510 Highway 280, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 981-0103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S888TA444, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael M. Kwarcinski, O.D. had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 99 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.