Molly Tipton
Optometrist · Albertville, AL
Molly Tipton is an optometrist with a practice address in Albertville, Alabama, and NPI 1679066401, issued on Jun 6, 2018. Check the license (Alabama S-E15, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Molly Tipton
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-E15 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 418 Martling RD, Albertville, AL 35951
- Phone
- (256) 878-4201
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181226002244); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 418 Martling RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- D McCurdy, O.D.Optometrist1073571782
- Kathryn McCurdy, O.D.Optometrist1790743482
- Timothy Nichols, O.D.Optometrist1508845256
Verify Molly Tipton 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-E15Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
739 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost192 claims
- Lumigan70 claims
- Restasis57 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Cyclosporine46 claims
- Fluorometholone46 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: $129.60
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Southern Vision Eye Care LLCOneonta, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Molly Tipton among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Molly Tipton 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Albertville
They are 12 of the 231 NPPES records with a practice address in Albertville, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Albertville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathryn McCurdy, O.D.Albertville, AL 359511790743482
- D McCurdy, O.D.Albertville, AL 359511073571782
- Timothy Nichols, O.D.Albertville, AL 359511508845256
- Gussie Branch, ODAlbertville, AL 359501003263559
- Michael Carboni, O.D.Albertville, AL 359501851373385
- Charles Chadwell, O.DAlbertville, AL 359501497831937
- Randall Hoerth, O.D.Albertville, AL 359501164410387
- Alex HoneaAlbertville, AL 359501972430189
Common questions
What is Molly Tipton's NPI number?
Molly Tipton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679066401, issued on Jun 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Molly Tipton located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 418 Martling RD, Albertville, AL, 35951. Phone: (256) 878-4201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Molly Tipton's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-E15, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Molly Tipton prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Molly Tipton had 739 Medicare Part D claims for 194 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.