Richard Thomas Williams, O.D.
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Richard Thomas Williams, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1851489744, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S-B24-TA-696, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Thomas Williams
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-B24-TA-696 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3439 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 967-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 967-7120
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060202000190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Thomas Williams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-B24-TA-696Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
521 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost175 claims
- Azelastine Hcl64 claims
- Restasis45 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims
- Lumigan25 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 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: $36.89
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Leeds Family Eye Care, IncLeeds, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Thomas Williams among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Richard Thomas Williams, 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
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julie Blake, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352431033192240
- Charles Brown, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352431588652242
- Casey Brown, ODBirmingham, AL 352431578724647
- John Essinger, O.D., M.S.Birmingham, AL 352431790705424
- James Fisk, O.D., PH. D.Birmingham, AL 352431184644072
- Natalya Frolova, ODVestavia, AL 352431366791741
- Kelsie Graffagnino, ODBirmingham, AL 352431770108573
- Amy Herrington, O.D.Vestavia, AL 352431609842459
Common questions
What is Richard Thomas Williams, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Thomas Williams, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851489744, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Thomas Williams, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3439 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 967-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Thomas Williams, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-B24-TA-696, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Thomas Williams, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Thomas Williams, O.D. had 521 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.