Paul K. Herrell, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Hopkinsville, KY
Paul K. Herrell, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and NPI 1336134998, issued on Sep 20, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 33605, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul K. Herrell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 33605 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 W 15TH St, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
- Phone
- (270) 886-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 885-6271
- Medicaid ID
- 64363054 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100720000041); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 205 W 15TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amber Lane, O.D.Optometrist1144518010
Verify Paul K. Herrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 33605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
721 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost97 claims
- Timolol Maleate64 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol54 claims
- Vyzulta41 claims
- Travoprost40 claims
- Lumigan38 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $140.47
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Paul K Herrell PscHopkinsville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul K. Herrell among 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky
Paul K. Herrell, MD is one of 239 ophthalmology physician 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 157 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky.
All 239 in Kentucky → Every provider in Hopkinsville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harold Calvert, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401396737219
- John McCubbin, M.D.Hopkinsville, KY 422401447274154
- William Rowlett, MDHopkinsville, KY 422401740204858
- Joshua Hohlbein, MDFort Campbell, KY 422231184209868
- Matthew Nichols, MDFort Campbell, KY 422231447819966
- Van Williams, M.D.Fort Campbell, KY 422231750438339
- Thomas Furgason, MDOwensboro, KY 423031295739779
- Troy Haleman, MDOwensboro, KY 423031578567376
Common questions
What is Paul K. Herrell, MD's NPI number?
Paul K. Herrell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336134998, issued on Sep 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul K. Herrell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 W 15TH St, Hopkinsville, KY, 42240. Phone: (270) 886-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul K. Herrell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 33605, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul K. Herrell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul K. Herrell, MD had 721 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul K. Herrell, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.