Paul Austin Eckel, OD
Optometrist · Louisville, KY
Paul Austin Eckel, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1336758127, issued on Jul 28, 2020. Check the license (Kentucky 2194DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Austin Eckel
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2194DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1935 Bluegrass Ave Ste 200, Louisville, KY 40215
- Phone
- (502) 364-0033
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 361-4488
- Medicaid IDs
- 300052173 IN
7100749110 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210706002419); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 803 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1935 Bluegrass Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Janelle Adeniran, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1497017867
- Jeremy Caylor, O.D.Optometrist1881387314
- Olivia JacobsOptometrist1790631885
- Adam Mueller, O.D.Optometrist1639554561
- Keith Slayden, ODOptometrist1295257707
Verify Paul Austin Eckel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 2194DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
3,283 Medicare Part D claims for 759 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost795 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate369 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol368 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate201 claims
- Lumigan177 claims
- Timolol Maleate159 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): 98.9 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: $651.18
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Eye Centers OF Louisville,pscLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Austin Eckel among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
Paul Austin Eckel, OD is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Caylor, O.D.Louisville, KY 402151881387314
- Molly IsaacsLouisville, KY 402151144176801
- Olivia JacobsLouisville, KY 402151790631885
- Austin Lifferth, ODLouisville, KY 402151134106636
- Richard Mangan, O.D.Louisville, KY 402151700863214
- Fraser McKay, O.D.Louisville, KY 402151447668058
- Ian McWherter, O.D.Louisville, KY 402151770838732
- Adam Mueller, O.D.Louisville, KY 402151639554561
Common questions
What is Paul Austin Eckel, OD's NPI number?
Paul Austin Eckel, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336758127, issued on Jul 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Austin Eckel, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1935 Bluegrass Ave Ste 200, Louisville, KY, 40215. Phone: (502) 364-0033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Austin Eckel, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 2194DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Austin Eckel, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Austin Eckel, OD had 3,283 Medicare Part D claims for 759 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Austin Eckel, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.9 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.