Paul Dennis Batson, O.D.
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Paul Dennis Batson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1023058187, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S880TA461, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Dennis Batson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S880TA461 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 State Farm Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 943-4600
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2024
- Fax
- (205) 943-4660
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080710000462); 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 250 State Farm Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul Dennis Batson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S880TA461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
391 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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
- Latanoprost123 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol83 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate29 claims
- Timolol Maleate28 claims
- Travoprost24 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol15 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: $562.94
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Eye Health Partners OF Alabama IncBirmingham, AL
- University OF Alabama AT BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Dennis Batson among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Paul Dennis Batson, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% 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 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).
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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Arello, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091306066295
- Rachel HarveyHomewood, AL 352091821064676
- Amanda Helton, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091033159033
- Esther Karanja, O.D.Homewood, AL 352091669622825
- Frank Larussa, ODHomewood, AL 352091023129582
- James Marbourg, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091154361251
- Todd McDowell, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091629265459
- Hartley Nichols, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352091144521048
Common questions
What is Paul Dennis Batson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Dennis Batson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023058187, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Dennis Batson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 State Farm Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 943-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Dennis Batson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S880TA461, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Dennis Batson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Dennis Batson, O.D. had 391 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.