NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Kent Stribling, O.D.

Optometrist · Philadelphia, MS

Richard Kent Stribling, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and NPI 1245203850, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 517, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245203850
Name
Richard Kent Stribling
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
517 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1054 Airpark RD, Philadelphia, MS 39350
Phone
(601) 656-3296
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 12, 2022
Fax
(601) 656-8164
Medicaid ID
00087019 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040303000161); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1983
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1054 Airpark RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Trent Stribling, O.D.Optometrist1831745199

Verify Richard Kent Stribling in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

969 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

  1. Richard Stribling969
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost376 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate115 claims
  3. Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate72 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol61 claims
  5. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone60 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate41 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: $394.43

6 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.

  1. Richard Stribling$394.43
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. MS Eye Care PAMeridian, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Kent Stribling among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi

Richard Kent Stribling, O.D. is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 optometrist records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 3 of the 177 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Johnson, O.D.Philadelphia, MS 393501386733301
  2. Trent Stribling, O.D.Philadelphia, MS 393501831745199
  3. Glenn Cochran, ODQuitman, MS 393551619944287
  4. William Davis, ODNewton, MS 393451063482453
  5. David Holifield, O.D.Quitman, MS 393551922312388
  6. Madison Wilson, ODNewton, MS 393451417849472
  7. Royce MilesMacon, MS 393411083266498
  8. Channing Bucklew, O.D.Louisville, MS 393391699320929

Common questions

What is Richard Kent Stribling, O.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Kent Stribling, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245203850, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Kent Stribling, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1054 Airpark RD, Philadelphia, MS, 39350. Phone: (601) 656-3296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Kent Stribling, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 517, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Kent Stribling, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Kent Stribling, O.D. had 969 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Kent Stribling, O.D.'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.