Richard Feist, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Richard Feist, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1114903556, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 15867, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Feist
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 15867 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 329-7100
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 700 18TH St S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Feist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,080 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate244 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine210 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth138 claims
- Latanoprost84 claims
- Timolol Maleate67 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol53 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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: $42.80
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Retina Consultants OF Alabama P.C.Vestavia Hills, AL
- University OF Alabama AT BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 246 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
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- Sarah Amanullah, MDMontgomery, AL1053870105
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Common questions
What is Richard Feist, MD's NPI number?
Richard Feist, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114903556, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Feist, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 18TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 329-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Feist, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 15867, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Feist, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Feist, MD had 1,080 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Feist, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.